16 percent of 50 Pounds
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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 16 percent (%) of 50? 2) 16 is what percent of 50? Or may be: 16 percent of 50 Pounds?
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Here are the solutions to the questions stated above:
1) What is 16% of 50?
Always use this formula to find a percentage:
% / 100 = Part / Whole replace the given values:
16 / 100 = Part / 50
Cross multiply:
16 x 50 = 100 x Part, or
800 = 100 x Part
Now, divide by 100 and get the answer:
Part = 800 / 100 = 8
2) What is 16 out of 50?
This question is equivalent to: "16 is what percent of 50?" Or What percent 16 is out of 50?
Use again the same percentage formula:
% / 100 = Part / Whole replace the given values:
% / 100 = 16 / 50
Cross multiply:
% x 50 = 16 x 100
Divide by 50 to get the percentage:
% = (16 x 100) / 50 = 32%
A shorter way to calculate x out of y
You can easily find 16 is out of 50, in one step, by simply dividing 16 by 50, then multiplying the result by 100. So,
16 is out of 50 = 16/50 x 100 = 32%
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