What is 17 percent of 850?
Answer: 144.5
Below you can find the procedure and formula used to arrive at the above answer.
Steps:
Lets assume 17 percent of 850 is X.
Therefore, we can also say, X = 17% of 850
17% can also be written as 17/100, because percent denotes a number per 100.
So, X = 17/100 × 850
Or, X = 0.17 × 850
So, X = 144.5
So, 17% of 850 is 144.5
(You may also first multiply 17 with 850, 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) = 17
RHS = 144.5/850 × 100
Or, RHS = 0.17 × 100
So, RHS = 17
We can see that LHS = RHS, hence it's proved.