What is 15% of 80?

How we read your problem

Find a percentage of a number.

Step-by-step solution

1. 1

   Convert the percent to a decimal by dividing by 100

   $$15\% = \frac{15}{100} = 0.15$$
2. 2

   Multiply the decimal by the number

   $$0.15 \times 80 = 12$$

Formulas used

• Percent of a number

  $$\text{result} = \frac{P}{100} \times X$$

15 percent means 15 out of every 100, so 15% of 80 is 12.

Verification

• Check: 12 ÷ 80 × 100 = 15%