Question

What number is $80$ percent of $60$?

Answer 1

Find the number of $80$ percent of $60$:

Percentage: A percentage is a number that represents a fraction of $100$.

Formula: $x$ percent of $y=\frac{x}{100}\times y$

$80$ percent of $60$ is,

$80\%of60=\left(\frac{80}{100}\right)\times 60$

$\Rightarrow$ $80\%of60=0.8\times 60$

$\Rightarrow$ $80\%of60=48$

Hence, $80$ percent of $60$ is $48$.