What is 6 percent of 1249?
Answer: 74.94
Below you can find the procedure and formula used to arrive at the above answer.
Steps:
Lets assume 6 percent of 1249 is X.
Therefore, we can also say, X = 6% of 1249
6% can also be written as 6/100, because percent denotes a number per 100.
So, X = 6/100 × 1249
Or, X = 0.06 × 1249
So, X = 74.94
So, 6% of 1249 is 74.94
(You may also first multiply 6 with 1249, 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) = 6
RHS = 74.94/1249 × 100
Or, RHS = 0.06 × 100
So, RHS = 6
We can see that LHS = RHS, hence it's proved.