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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 1.8 percent (%) of one-twelfth? 2) 1.8 is what percent of one-twelfth? Or may be: 1.8 of one twelfth?

See the solutions to these problems below.

How to work out percentages - Step by Step

Here are the solutions to the questions stated above:

1) What is 1.8% of 500?

Always use this formula to find a percentage:

^% / ₁₀₀ = ^Part / _Whole replace the given values:

^1.8 / ₁₀₀ = ^Part / ₅₀₀

Cross multiply:

1.8 x 500 = 100 x Part, or

900 = 100 x Part

Now, divide by 100 and get the answer:

Part = ⁹⁰⁰ / ₁₀₀ = 9

2) What is 1.8 out of 500?

This question is equivalent to: "1.8 is what percent of 500?" Or What percent 1.8 is out of 500?

Use again the same percentage formula:

^% / ₁₀₀ = ^Part / _Whole replace the given values:

^% / ₁₀₀ = ^1.8 / ₅₀₀

Cross multiply:

% x 500 = 1.8 x 100

Divide by 500 to get the percentage:

% = ^{(1.8 x 100)} / ₅₀₀ = 0.36%

A shorter way to calculate x out of y

You can easily find 1.8 is out of 500, in one step, by simply dividing 1.8 by 500, then multiplying the result by 100. So,

1.8 is out of 500 = ^1.8/₅₀₀ x 100 = 0.36%

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