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What is 20 Percent of 47?

20% of 47 = 9.4

Result
9.4
Remaining
37.6
20% as decimal
0.2
47 + 20%
56.4

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How to work it out

  1. Turn the percentage into a decimal: 20 ÷ 100 = 0.2
  2. Multiply: 0.2 × 47 = 9.4
  3. Check: Work backwards: 9.4 ÷ 47 × 100 = 20%.

Another method. As a proportion of part to whole: 20/100 = part/47, so part = 20 × 47 ÷ 100 = 9.4. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =20%*47. 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

9.4 is the 20% share of 47. The remaining 80% is 37.6, and the two parts add back up to 47.

Discounts: 20% off an item priced $47 saves $9.4, so you pay $37.6.

Adding and taking away 20%

Increasing 47 by 20% gives 56.4 and decreasing it by 20% gives 37.6. These do not cancel out: raising 47 by 20% and then lowering the result by 20% ends at 45.12, because the second 20% is taken of a bigger number.

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5% of 47 = 2.35

10% of 47

10% of 47 = 4.7

15% of 47

15% of 47 = 7.05

25% of 47

25% of 47 = 11.75

50% of 47

50% of 47 = 23.5

75% of 47

75% of 47 = 35.25

The other way round: 47% of 20. 20% of 47 and 47% of 20 are always equal (both are 20 × 47 ÷ 100 = 9.4), 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 20 Percent of 47?

20% of 47 is 9.4. Formula, steps and practice examples.

What is 20% off 47?

37.6. Taking 20% off leaves 80% of 47.

What is 47 plus 20%?

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