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What is 20 Percent of 26?

20% of 26 = 5.2

Result
5.2
Remaining
20.8
20% as decimal
0.2
26 + 20%
31.2

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How to work it out

  1. Turn the percentage into a decimal: 20 ÷ 100 = 0.2
  2. Multiply: 0.2 × 26 = 5.2
  3. Check: Work backwards: 5.2 ÷ 26 × 100 = 20%.

Another method. As a proportion of part to whole: 20/100 = part/26, so part = 20 × 26 ÷ 100 = 5.2. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =20%*26. 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

5.2 is the 20% share of 26. The remaining 80% is 20.8, and the two parts add back up to 26.

Discounts: 20% off an item priced $26 saves $5.2, so you pay $20.8.

Adding and taking away 20%

Increasing 26 by 20% gives 31.2 and decreasing it by 20% gives 20.8. These do not cancel out: raising 26 by 20% and then lowering the result by 20% ends at 24.96, because the second 20% is taken of a bigger number.

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75% of 26

75% of 26 = 19.5

The other way round: 26% of 20. 20% of 26 and 26% of 20 are always equal (both are 20 × 26 ÷ 100 = 5.2), 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 20 Percent of 26?

20% of 26 is 5.2. Formula, steps and practice examples.

What is 20% off 26?

20.8. Taking 20% off leaves 80% of 26.

What is 26 plus 20%?

31.2. Adding 20% is the same as multiplying by 1.2.