What is 21 percent of 1085?
Answer: 227.85
Below you can find the procedure and formula used to arrive at the above answer.
Steps:
Lets assume 21 percent of 1085 is X.
Therefore, we can also say, X = 21% of 1085
21% can also be written as 21/100, because percent denotes a number per 100.
So, X = 21/100 × 1085
Or, X = 0.21 × 1085
So, X = 227.85
So, 21% of 1085 is 227.85
(You may also first multiply 21 with 1085, 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) = 21
RHS = 227.85/1085 × 100
Or, RHS = 0.21 × 100
So, RHS = 21
We can see that LHS = RHS, hence it's proved.