What is 82 percent of 850?

Answer: 697

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

Lets assume 82 percent of 850 is X.

Therefore, we can also say, X = 82% of 850

82% can also be written as 82/100, because percent denotes a number per 100.

So, X = 82/100 × 850

Or, X = 0.82 × 850

So, X = 697

So, 82% of 850 is 697

(You may also first multiply 82 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.

Percentage = Value/Total Value × 100

LHS (Percentage) = 82

RHS = 697/850 × 100

Or, RHS = 0.82 × 100

So, RHS = 82

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