12 percent of 500

What's 12 percent of 500?

Answer: 12 percent of 500 it is 60

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60 is 12% of 500

12 percent of 500 calculation explanation

In order to calculate 12% of 500 let's write it as fractional equation.

We have 500 = 100% and X = 12%. So our fraction will look like:

500
/
X
=
100%
/
12%

Now we can solve our fraction by writing it as an equation:

X = (500 × 12) ÷ 100

=

X = 6000 ÷ 100

=

X = 60

Therefore, 12% of 500 is 60


Another way to solve our problem is to find the value of 1% of the number and then multiply it by the number of percent (12). To find 1% of a number 500 you need to divide it by 100:

X = (500 ÷ 100) × 12

=

X = 5 × 12

=

X = 60

So we got the same result again: 60

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What's 12 percent of 500?

12 percent of 500 it is 60