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What is 15 Percent of 21?

15% of 21 = 3.15

Result
3.15
Remaining
17.85
15% as decimal
0.15
21 + 15%
24.15

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How to work it out

  1. Turn the percentage into a decimal: 15 ÷ 100 = 0.15
  2. Multiply: 0.15 × 21 = 3.15
  3. Check: Work backwards: 3.15 ÷ 21 × 100 = 15%.

Another method. As a proportion of part to whole: 15/100 = part/21, so part = 15 × 21 ÷ 100 = 3.15. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =15%*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

3.15 is the 15% share of 21. The remaining 85% is 17.85, and the two parts add back up to 21.

Discounts: 15% off an item priced $21 saves $3.15, so you pay $17.85.

Adding and taking away 15%

Increasing 21 by 15% gives 24.15 and decreasing it by 15% gives 17.85. These do not cancel out: raising 21 by 15% and then lowering the result by 15% ends at 20.5275, because the second 15% is taken of a bigger number.

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20% of 21 = 4.2

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75% of 21

75% of 21 = 15.75

The other way round: 21% of 15. 15% of 21 and 21% of 15 are always equal (both are 15 × 21 ÷ 100 = 3.15), 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 15 Percent of 21?

15% of 21 is 3.15. Formula, steps and practice examples.

What is 15% off 21?

17.85. Taking 15% off leaves 85% of 21.

What is 21 plus 15%?

24.15. Adding 15% is the same as multiplying by 1.15.