What is 8.5 percent of 12?

Answer 1

To find 85 percent of a number, multiply the number by 0.85. In this instance, 0.85 x 12 = 10.2. Therefore, 85 percent of 12 is equal to 10.2.

Answer 2

find 10% : 1.2

find 1% : 0.12

find 0.5% : 0.06

then multiply 1% by 8 : 0.96

And add 0.5% :

1.03

or a more accurate method as the previous method is only for approximation in mind.

This method is the real method used extensively.

85/1000*12

multiply 85*12=1020and then divide it by 1000

1020/1000=1.02

Answer 3

12 percent of 85 is 10.2

Answer 4

12 = 14.12% of 85. (rounded)