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What is 12 Percent of 20?

12% of 20 = 2.4

Result
2.4
Remaining
17.6
12% as decimal
0.12
20 + 12%
22.4

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How to work it out

  1. Turn the percentage into a decimal: 12 ÷ 100 = 0.12
  2. Multiply: 0.12 × 20 = 2.4
  3. Check: Work backwards: 2.4 ÷ 20 × 100 = 12%.

Another method. As a proportion of part to whole: 12/100 = part/20, so part = 12 × 20 ÷ 100 = 2.4. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =12%*20. 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

2.4 is the 12% share of 20. The remaining 88% is 17.6, and the two parts add back up to 20.

Discounts: 12% off an item priced $20 saves $2.4, so you pay $17.6.

Adding and taking away 12%

Increasing 20 by 12% gives 22.4 and decreasing it by 12% gives 17.6. These do not cancel out: raising 20 by 12% and then lowering the result by 12% ends at 19.712, because the second 12% is taken of a bigger number.

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The other way round: 20% of 12. 12% of 20 and 20% of 12 are always equal (both are 12 × 20 ÷ 100 = 2.4), 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 12 Percent of 20?

12% of 20 is 2.4. Formula, steps and practice examples.

What is 12% off 20?

17.6. Taking 12% off leaves 88% of 20.

What is 20 plus 12%?

22.4. Adding 12% is the same as multiplying by 1.12.