Question

What is \[50\% \] of 36?

Answer 1

Hint: The given question requires us to find a specific percentage of a given number. To solve this problem, we need to know how to write a number in percentage. We can solve this problem by two methods. We can solve either by normal method or by finding the percentage of the whole number. Such questions require accuracy in arithmetic.

Complete step-by-step solutions:
Let’s consider the given problem. We have to find \[50\% \] of \[36\].
So, let \[50\% \] of \[36\] be x.
Then, \[x = 50\% \] of \[36\].
Then, \[x = \dfrac{{50}}{{100}} \times 36\].
So, cancelling the common factors in numerator and denominator, we get,
\[\Rightarrow x = \dfrac{5}{{10}} \times 36\]
\[\Rightarrow x = \dfrac{1}{2} \times 36\]
Simplifying the calculations further, we get,
\[ \Rightarrow x = 18\]
So, \[50\% \] of \[36\] is 18.
This is our required answer to the given problem.

Additional information:
We can also solve this by using simple conversion.
That is,
We consider \[100\% \] is \[36\].
That is \[100\% \to 36\].
Then \[10\% \to 3.6\].
We need \[50\% \] of 36 then we multiply by 5 ,
\[5 \times 10\% \to 3.6 \times 5\]
\[50\% \to 18\].
Or we know that \[50\% \] means half then we can divide \[36\] by 2.
So, \[50\% \] of 36 is 18.

So, \[50\% \] of \[36\] is 18.

Note: Solving problems by the unitary method needs better understanding in the concept of percentage. While solving such a problem using a unitary method, we consider the given number as \[100\% \] of itself and then find out the desired percentage of the number. Work as many problems as possible to crack these types of problems in a limited time period.