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12 is what percent of 80?: animated lesson

A narrated, step-by-step percentages video lesson with captions. Final answer: 15%.

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Video narrated by a synthetic voice (Piper TTS, en_US-ljspeech-high voice (LJ Speech dataset, public domain)); the steps come from our maths engine and the answer was checked independently. Download MP4 (0.1 MB) · Captions (WebVTT)

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1. The problem
Working with percentages
12 is what percent of 80?
2. Step by step
1. $\frac{12}{80} = 0.15$
  Divide the part by the whole
2. $0.15 \times 100 = 15\%$
  Multiply by 100 to convert to a percent
3. The answer
$15\%$
12 ÷ 80 × 100 = 15%
4. Check
- Check: 15% of 80 = 12

Transcript

The problem. Here is the problem: 12 is what percent of 80? Express a part as a percentage of a whole.

Step by step. Divide the part by the whole. Multiply by 100 to convert to a percent.

The answer. So the answer is 15 percent. 12 is 15 percent of 80.

Check. Check: 15 percent of 80 equals 12.

About percentages

Percent of a number, what percent one number is of another, the whole from a part, and percent change.

12 is what percent of 80?: Percentages Step-by-Step Lesson