2 of seventy
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Using this tool you can find any percentage in three ways. So, we think you reached us looking for answers like: 1) What is 2 percent (%) of seventy? 2) 2 is what percent of seventy? Or may be: 2 of seventy?
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Here are the solutions to the questions stated above:
1) What is 2% of 70?
Always use this formula to find a percentage:
% / 100 = Part / Whole replace the given values:
2 / 100 = Part / 70
Cross multiply:
2 x 70 = 100 x Part, or
140 = 100 x Part
Now, divide by 100 and get the answer:
Part = 140 / 100 = 1.4
2) What is 2 out of 70?
This question is equivalent to: "2 is what percent of 70?" Or What percent 2 is out of 70?
Use again the same percentage formula:
% / 100 = Part / Whole replace the given values:
% / 100 = 2 / 70
Cross multiply:
% x 70 = 2 x 100
Divide by 70 to get the percentage:
% = (2 x 100) / 70 = 2.8571428571429%
A shorter way to calculate x out of y
You can easily find 2 is out of 70, in one step, by simply dividing 2 by 70, then multiplying the result by 100. So,
2 is out of 70 = 2/70 x 100 = 2.8571428571429%
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