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What is 20 Percent of 48?

20% of 48 = 9.6

Result
9.6
Remaining
38.4
20% as decimal
0.2
48 + 20%
57.6

Sumwise · Checked by Theo Abbott · Data: exact arithmetic; unit definitions from NIST SP 811 · Updated · How we check it

How to work it out

  1. Turn the percentage into a decimal: 20 ÷ 100 = 0.2
  2. Multiply: 0.2 × 48 = 9.6
  3. Check: Work backwards: 9.6 ÷ 48 × 100 = 20%.

Another method. As a proportion of part to whole: 20/100 = part/48, so part = 20 × 48 ÷ 100 = 9.6. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =20%*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

9.6 is the 20% share of 48. The remaining 80% is 38.4, and the two parts add back up to 48.

Discounts: 20% off an item priced $48 saves $9.6, so you pay $38.4.

Adding and taking away 20%

Increasing 48 by 20% gives 57.6 and decreasing it by 20% gives 38.4. These do not cancel out: raising 48 by 20% and then lowering the result by 20% ends at 46.08, because the second 20% is taken of a bigger number.

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Questions

What is 20 Percent of 48?

20% of 48 is 9.6. Formula, steps and practice examples.

What is 20% off 48?

38.4. Taking 20% off leaves 80% of 48.

What is 48 plus 20%?

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