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What is 10 Percent of 47?

10% of 47 = 4.7

Result
4.7
Remaining
42.3
10% as decimal
0.1
47 + 10%
51.7

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How to work it out

  1. Turn the percentage into a decimal: 10 ÷ 100 = 0.1
  2. Multiply: 0.1 × 47 = 4.7
  3. Check: Work backwards: 4.7 ÷ 47 × 100 = 10%.

Another method. As a proportion of part to whole: 10/100 = part/47, so part = 10 × 47 ÷ 100 = 4.7. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =10%*47. 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

4.7 is the 10% share of 47. The remaining 90% is 42.3, and the two parts add back up to 47.

Discounts: 10% off an item priced $47 saves $4.7, so you pay $42.3.

Adding and taking away 10%

Increasing 47 by 10% gives 51.7 and decreasing it by 10% gives 42.3. These do not cancel out: raising 47 by 10% and then lowering the result by 10% ends at 46.53, because the second 10% is taken of a bigger number.

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5% of 47 = 2.35

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15% of 47 = 7.05

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20% of 47 = 9.4

25% of 47

25% of 47 = 11.75

50% of 47

50% of 47 = 23.5

75% of 47

75% of 47 = 35.25

The other way round: 47% of 10. 10% of 47 and 47% of 10 are always equal (both are 10 × 47 ÷ 100 = 4.7), so you can swap the numbers when one order is easier to work out in your head.

Practice

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Questions

What is 10 Percent of 47?

10% of 47 is 4.7. Formula, steps and practice examples.

What is 10% off 47?

42.3. Taking 10% off leaves 90% of 47.

What is 47 plus 10%?

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