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What is 8 Percent of 20?

8% of 20 = 1.6

Result
1.6
Remaining
18.4
8% as decimal
0.08
20 + 8%
21.6

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How to work it out

  1. Turn the percentage into a decimal: 8 ÷ 100 = 0.08
  2. Multiply: 0.08 × 20 = 1.6
  3. Check: Work backwards: 1.6 ÷ 20 × 100 = 8%.

Another method. As a proportion of part to whole: 8/100 = part/20, so part = 8 × 20 ÷ 100 = 1.6. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =8%*20. 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

1.6 is the 8% share of 20. The remaining 92% is 18.4, and the two parts add back up to 20.

Discounts: 8% off an item priced $20 saves $1.6, so you pay $18.4.

Adding and taking away 8%

Increasing 20 by 8% gives 21.6 and decreasing it by 8% gives 18.4. These do not cancel out: raising 20 by 8% and then lowering the result by 8% ends at 19.872, because the second 8% is taken of a bigger number.

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The other way round: 20% of 8. 8% of 20 and 20% of 8 are always equal (both are 8 × 20 ÷ 100 = 1.6), so you can swap the numbers when one order is easier to work out in your head.

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Questions

What is 8 Percent of 20?

8% of 20 is 1.6. Formula, steps and practice examples.

What is 8% off 20?

18.4. Taking 8% off leaves 92% of 20.

What is 20 plus 8%?

21.6. Adding 8% is the same as multiplying by 1.08.