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What is 2 Percent of 48?

2% of 48 = 0.96

Result
0.96
Remaining
47.04
2% as decimal
0.02
48 + 2%
48.96

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How to work it out

  1. Turn the percentage into a decimal: 2 ÷ 100 = 0.02
  2. Multiply: 0.02 × 48 = 0.96
  3. Check: Work backwards: 0.96 ÷ 48 × 100 = 2%.

Another method. As a proportion of part to whole: 2/100 = part/48, so part = 2 × 48 ÷ 100 = 0.96. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =2%*48. 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

0.96 is the 2% share of 48. The remaining 98% is 47.04, and the two parts add back up to 48.

Discounts: 2% off an item priced $48 saves $0.96, so you pay $47.04.

Adding and taking away 2%

Increasing 48 by 2% gives 48.96 and decreasing it by 2% gives 47.04. These do not cancel out: raising 48 by 2% and then lowering the result by 2% ends at 47.9808, because the second 2% is taken of a bigger number.

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The other way round: 48% of 2. 2% of 48 and 48% of 2 are always equal (both are 2 × 48 ÷ 100 = 0.96), 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 2 Percent of 48?

2% of 48 is 0.96. Formula, steps and practice examples.

What is 2% off 48?

47.04. Taking 2% off leaves 98% of 48.

What is 48 plus 2%?

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