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What is 3 Percent of 48?

3% of 48 = 1.44

Result
1.44
Remaining
46.56
3% as decimal
0.03
48 + 3%
49.44

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How to work it out

  1. Turn the percentage into a decimal: 3 ÷ 100 = 0.03
  2. Multiply: 0.03 × 48 = 1.44
  3. Check: Work backwards: 1.44 ÷ 48 × 100 = 3%.

Another method. As a proportion of part to whole: 3/100 = part/48, so part = 3 × 48 ÷ 100 = 1.44. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =3%*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

1.44 is the 3% share of 48. The remaining 97% is 46.56, and the two parts add back up to 48.

Discounts: 3% off an item priced $48 saves $1.44, so you pay $46.56.

Adding and taking away 3%

Increasing 48 by 3% gives 49.44 and decreasing it by 3% gives 46.56. These do not cancel out: raising 48 by 3% and then lowering the result by 3% ends at 47.9568, because the second 3% is taken of a bigger number.

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The other way round: 48% of 3. 3% of 48 and 48% of 3 are always equal (both are 3 × 48 ÷ 100 = 1.44), 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 3 Percent of 48?

3% of 48 is 1.44. Formula, steps and practice examples.

What is 3% off 48?

46.56. Taking 3% off leaves 97% of 48.

What is 48 plus 3%?

49.44. Adding 3% is the same as multiplying by 1.03.