What is 11 percent of 872?
Answer: 95.92
Below you can find the procedure and formula used to arrive at the above answer.
Steps:
Lets assume 11 percent of 872 is X.
Therefore, we can also say, X = 11% of 872
11% can also be written as 11/100, because percent denotes a number per 100.
So, X = 11/100 × 872
Or, X = 0.11 × 872
So, X = 95.92
So, 11% of 872 is 95.92
(You may also first multiply 11 with 872, and then divide by 100 to find the answer, if that's easier for you.)
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Now that we have calculated the answer, lets verify it using the percentage formula.
Answer verification
Percentage = Value/Total Value × 100
LHS (Percentage) = 11
RHS = 95.92/872 × 100
Or, RHS = 0.11 × 100
So, RHS = 11
We can see that LHS = RHS, hence it's proved.