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What is 1 Percent of 48?

1% of 48 = 0.48

Result
0.48
Remaining
47.52
1% as decimal
0.01
48 + 1%
48.48

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How to work it out

  1. Turn the percentage into a decimal: 1 ÷ 100 = 0.01
  2. Multiply: 0.01 × 48 = 0.48
  3. Check: Work backwards: 0.48 ÷ 48 × 100 = 1%.

Another method. As a proportion of part to whole: 1/100 = part/48, so part = 1 × 48 ÷ 100 = 0.48. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =1%*48. 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

0.48 is the 1% share of 48. The remaining 99% is 47.52, and the two parts add back up to 48.

Discounts: 1% off an item priced $48 saves $0.48, so you pay $47.52.

Adding and taking away 1%

Increasing 48 by 1% gives 48.48 and decreasing it by 1% gives 47.52. These do not cancel out: raising 48 by 1% and then lowering the result by 1% ends at 47.9952, because the second 1% is taken of a bigger number.

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The other way round: 48% of 1. 1% of 48 and 48% of 1 are always equal (both are 1 × 48 ÷ 100 = 0.48), so you can swap the numbers when one order is easier to work out in your head.

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Questions

What is 1 Percent of 48?

1% of 48 is 0.48. Formula, steps and practice examples.

What is 1% off 48?

47.52. Taking 1% off leaves 99% of 48.

What is 48 plus 1%?

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