What is 5 percent of 985?

Answer: 49.25

Below you can find the procedure and formula used to arrive at the above answer.

Lets assume 5 percent of 985 is X.

Therefore, we can also say, X = 5% of 985

5% can also be written as 5/100, because percent denotes a number per 100.

So, X = 5/100 × 985

Or, X = 0.05 × 985

So, X = 49.25

So, 5% of 985 is 49.25

(You may also first multiply 5 with 985, 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.

Percentage = Value/Total Value × 100

LHS (Percentage) = 5

RHS = 49.25/985 × 100

Or, RHS = 0.05 × 100

So, RHS = 5

We can see that LHS = RHS, hence it's proved.