Solve for 20% of 60: Arithmetic Calculation Example

Calculate 20 % of 60:

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00:00 Calculate 20% of 60
00:04 Apply the formula to convert percentages to fractions
00:14 This fraction is equal to 20%
00:21 Multiply this fraction by the desired number and proceed to solve
00:31 Factor and reduce wherever possible
00:38 This is the solution

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Calculate 20 % of 60:

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Step-by-step solution

To solve this problem, we'll use the standard formula for finding a percentage of a given number:

  • Step 1: Identify the values needed for the formula. Here, the percentage is 20%20\% and the total is 6060.
  • Step 2: Write the formula to calculate the percentage of the total. The formula is:
Percentage value=percentage100×total \text{Percentage value} = \frac{\text{percentage}}{100} \times \text{total}

Step 3: Plug in the values into the formula:

Percentage value=20100×60 \text{Percentage value} = \frac{20}{100} \times 60

Step 4: Simplify the calculation:

Percentage value=0.2×60 \text{Percentage value} = 0.2 \times 60 Percentage value=12 \text{Percentage value} = 12

Therefore, 20% of 60 is 12.

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12

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