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What is 10 Percent of 21?

10% of 21 = 2.1

Result
2.1
Remaining
18.9
10% as decimal
0.1
21 + 10%
23.1

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How to work it out

  1. Turn the percentage into a decimal: 10 ÷ 100 = 0.1
  2. Multiply: 0.1 × 21 = 2.1
  3. Check: Work backwards: 2.1 ÷ 21 × 100 = 10%.

Another method. As a proportion of part to whole: 10/100 = part/21, so part = 10 × 21 ÷ 100 = 2.1. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =10%*21. 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

2.1 is the 10% share of 21. The remaining 90% is 18.9, and the two parts add back up to 21.

Discounts: 10% off an item priced $21 saves $2.1, so you pay $18.9.

Adding and taking away 10%

Increasing 21 by 10% gives 23.1 and decreasing it by 10% gives 18.9. These do not cancel out: raising 21 by 10% and then lowering the result by 10% ends at 20.79, because the second 10% is taken of a bigger number.

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5% of 21 = 1.05

15% of 21

15% of 21 = 3.15

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20% of 21 = 4.2

25% of 21

25% of 21 = 5.25

50% of 21

50% of 21 = 10.5

75% of 21

75% of 21 = 15.75

The other way round: 21% of 10. 10% of 21 and 21% of 10 are always equal (both are 10 × 21 ÷ 100 = 2.1), so you can swap the numbers when one order is easier to work out in your head.

Practice

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2% of 16 = 0.32

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95% of 70 = 66.5

38% of 84
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38% of 84 = 31.92

91% of 17
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91% of 17 = 15.47

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Questions

What is 10 Percent of 21?

10% of 21 is 2.1. Formula, steps and practice examples.

What is 10% off 21?

18.9. Taking 10% off leaves 90% of 21.

What is 21 plus 10%?

23.1. Adding 10% is the same as multiplying by 1.1.