What is 16 percent of 538?
Answer: 86.08
Below you can find the procedure and formula used to arrive at the above answer.
Steps:
Lets assume 16 percent of 538 is X.
Therefore, we can also say, X = 16% of 538
16% can also be written as 16/100, because percent denotes a number per 100.
So, X = 16/100 × 538
Or, X = 0.16 × 538
So, X = 86.08
So, 16% of 538 is 86.08
(You may also first multiply 16 with 538, 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) = 16
RHS = 86.08/538 × 100
Or, RHS = 0.16 × 100
So, RHS = 16
We can see that LHS = RHS, hence it's proved.