20 percent of 12 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 20 percent (%) of 12? 2) 20 is what percent of 12? Or may be: 20 percent of 12 Pounds?
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Here are the solutions to the questions stated above:
1) What is 20% of 12?
Always use this formula to find a percentage:
% / 100 = Part / Whole replace the given values:
20 / 100 = Part / 12
Cross multiply:
20 x 12 = 100 x Part, or
240 = 100 x Part
Now, divide by 100 and get the answer:
Part = 240 / 100 = 2.4
2) What is 20 out of 12?
This question is equivalent to: "20 is what percent of 12?" Or What percent 20 is out of 12?
Use again the same percentage formula:
% / 100 = Part / Whole replace the given values:
% / 100 = 20 / 12
Cross multiply:
% x 12 = 20 x 100
Divide by 12 to get the percentage:
% = (20 x 100) / 12 = 166.66666666667%
A shorter way to calculate x out of y
You can easily find 20 is out of 12, in one step, by simply dividing 20 by 12, then multiplying the result by 100. So,
20 is out of 12 = 20/12 x 100 = 166.66666666667%
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