What is 20 percent of 1297?
Answer: 259.4
Below you can find the procedure and formula used to arrive at the above answer.
Steps:
Lets assume 20 percent of 1297 is X.
Therefore, we can also say, X = 20% of 1297
20% can also be written as 20/100, because percent denotes a number per 100.
So, X = 20/100 × 1297
Or, X = 0.2 × 1297
So, X = 259.4
So, 20% of 1297 is 259.4
(You may also first multiply 20 with 1297, 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) = 20
RHS = 259.4/1297 × 100
Or, RHS = 0.2 × 100
So, RHS = 20
We can see that LHS = RHS, hence it's proved.