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What is 2 Percent of 15?

2% of 15 = 0.3

Result
0.3
Remaining
14.7
2% as decimal
0.02
15 + 2%
15.3

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How to work it out

  1. Turn the percentage into a decimal: 2 ÷ 100 = 0.02
  2. Multiply: 0.02 × 15 = 0.3
  3. Check: Work backwards: 0.3 ÷ 15 × 100 = 2%.

Another method. As a proportion of part to whole: 2/100 = part/15, so part = 2 × 15 ÷ 100 = 0.3. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =2%*15. 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

0.3 is the 2% share of 15. The remaining 98% is 14.7, and the two parts add back up to 15.

Discounts: 2% off an item priced $15 saves $0.3, so you pay $14.7.

Adding and taking away 2%

Increasing 15 by 2% gives 15.3 and decreasing it by 2% gives 14.7. These do not cancel out: raising 15 by 2% and then lowering the result by 2% ends at 14.994, because the second 2% is taken of a bigger number.

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5% of 15

5% of 15 = 0.75

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10% of 15 = 1.5

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15% of 15 = 2.25

20% of 15

20% of 15 = 3

25% of 15

25% of 15 = 3.75

50% of 15

50% of 15 = 7.5

75% of 15

75% of 15 = 11.25

The other way round: 15% of 2. 2% of 15 and 15% of 2 are always equal (both are 2 × 15 ÷ 100 = 0.3), so you can swap the numbers when one order is easier to work out in your head.

Practice

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91% of 41 = 37.31

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Questions

What is 2 Percent of 15?

2% of 15 is 0.3. Formula, steps and practice examples.

What is 2% off 15?

14.7. Taking 2% off leaves 98% of 15.

What is 15 plus 2%?

15.3. Adding 2% is the same as multiplying by 1.02.