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What is 5 Percent of 24?

5% of 24 = 1.2

Result
1.2
Remaining
22.8
5% as decimal
0.05
24 + 5%
25.2

Sumwise · 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: 5 ÷ 100 = 0.05
  2. Multiply: 0.05 × 24 = 1.2
  3. Check: Work backwards: 1.2 ÷ 24 × 100 = 5%.

Another method. As a proportion of part to whole: 5/100 = part/24, so part = 5 × 24 ÷ 100 = 1.2. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =5%*24. 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

1.2 is the 5% share of 24. The remaining 95% is 22.8, and the two parts add back up to 24.

Discounts: 5% off an item priced $24 saves $1.2, so you pay $22.8.

Adding and taking away 5%

Increasing 24 by 5% gives 25.2 and decreasing it by 5% gives 22.8. These do not cancel out: raising 24 by 5% and then lowering the result by 5% ends at 23.94, because the second 5% is taken of a bigger number.

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75% of 24

75% of 24 = 18

The other way round: 24% of 5

Practice

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Questions

What is 5 Percent of 24?

5% of 24 is 1.2. Formula, steps and practice examples.

What is 5% off 24?

22.8. Taking 5% off leaves 95% of 24.

What is 24 plus 5%?

25.2. Adding 5% is the same as multiplying by 1.05.