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What is 50 Percent of 48?

50% of 48 = 24

Result
24
Remaining
24
50% as decimal
0.5
48 + 50%
72

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: 50 ÷ 100 = 0.5
  2. Multiply: 0.5 × 48 = 24
  3. Check: Work backwards: 24 ÷ 48 × 100 = 50%.

Another method. As a proportion of part to whole: 50/100 = part/48, so part = 50 × 48 ÷ 100 = 24. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =50%*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

24 is the 50% share of 48. The remaining 50% is 24, and the two parts add back up to 48.

Discounts: 50% off an item priced $48 saves $24, so you pay $24.

Adding and taking away 50%

Increasing 48 by 50% gives 72 and decreasing it by 50% gives 24. These do not cancel out: raising 48 by 50% and then lowering the result by 50% ends at 36, because the second 50% is taken of a bigger number.

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Questions

What is 50 Percent of 48?

50% of 48 is 24. Formula, steps and practice examples.

What is 50% off 48?

24. Taking 50% off leaves 50% of 48.

What is 48 plus 50%?

72. Adding 50% is the same as multiplying by 1.5.