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What is 1 Percent of 18?

1% of 18 = 0.18

Result
0.18
Remaining
17.82
1% as decimal
0.01
18 + 1%
18.18

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How to work it out

  1. Turn the percentage into a decimal: 1 ÷ 100 = 0.01
  2. Multiply: 0.01 × 18 = 0.18
  3. Check: Work backwards: 0.18 ÷ 18 × 100 = 1%.

Another method. As a proportion of part to whole: 1/100 = part/18, so part = 1 × 18 ÷ 100 = 0.18. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =1%*18. Forgetting to divide the percentage by 100 makes the answer 100 times too big. Note that x% of y always equals y% of x.

What the result means

0.18 is the 1% share of 18. The remaining 99% is 17.82, and the two parts add back up to 18.

Discounts: 1% off an item priced $18 saves $0.18, so you pay $17.82.

Adding and taking away 1%

Increasing 18 by 1% gives 18.18 and decreasing it by 1% gives 17.82. These do not cancel out: raising 18 by 1% and then lowering the result by 1% ends at 17.9982, because the second 1% is taken of a bigger number.

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5% of 18 = 0.9

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15% of 18 = 2.7

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25% of 18 = 4.5

50% of 18

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75% of 18

75% of 18 = 13.5

The other way round: 18% of 1. 1% of 18 and 18% of 1 are always equal (both are 1 × 18 ÷ 100 = 0.18), so you can swap the numbers when one order is easier to work out in your head.

Practice

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14% of 49 = 6.86

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Questions

What is 1 Percent of 18?

1% of 18 is 0.18. Formula, steps and practice examples.

What is 1% off 18?

17.82. Taking 1% off leaves 99% of 18.

What is 18 plus 1%?

18.18. Adding 1% is the same as multiplying by 1.01.