Solution for What is 15 percent of 250:
15 percent *250 =
( 15:100)*250 =
( 15*250):100 =
3750:100 = 37.5
Now we have: 15 percent of 250 = 37.5
Question: What is 15 percent of 250?
Percentage solution with steps:
Step 1: Our output value is 250.
Step 2: We represent the unknown value with $x$x.
Step 3: From step 1 above,$250=100\%$250=100%.
Step 4: Similarly, $x=15\%$x=15%.
Step 5: This results in a pair of simple equations:
$250=100\%(1)$250=100%(1).
$x=15\%(2)$x=15%(2).
Step 6: By dividing equation 1 by equation 2 and noting that both the RHS (right hand side) of both
equations have the same unit (%); we have
$\frac{250}{x}=\frac{100\%}{15\%}$
250
x=
100%
15%
Step 7: Again, the reciprocal of both sides gives
$\frac{x}{250}=\frac{15}{100}$
x
250=
15
100
$\Rightarrow x=37.5$⇒x=37.5
Therefore, $15\%$15% of $250$250 is $37.5$