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What is 8 Percent of 80?

8% of 80 = 6.4

Result
6.4
Remaining
73.6
8% as decimal
0.08
80 + 8%
86.4

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How to work it out

  1. Turn the percentage into a decimal: 8 ÷ 100 = 0.08
  2. Multiply: 0.08 × 80 = 6.4
  3. Check: Work backwards: 6.4 ÷ 80 × 100 = 8%.

Another method. As a proportion of part to whole: 8/100 = part/80, so part = 8 × 80 ÷ 100 = 6.4. Both methods always give the same answer.

In a spreadsheet: =8%*80. 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

6.4 is the 8% share of 80. The remaining 92% is 73.6, and the two parts add back up to 80.

Discounts: 8% off an item priced $80 saves $6.4, so you pay $73.6.

Adding and taking away 8%

Increasing 80 by 8% gives 86.4 and decreasing it by 8% gives 73.6. These do not cancel out: raising 80 by 8% and then lowering the result by 8% ends at 79.488, because the second 8% is taken of a bigger number.

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The other way round: 80% of 8. 8% of 80 and 80% of 8 are always equal (both are 8 × 80 ÷ 100 = 6.4), so you can swap the numbers when one order is easier to work out in your head.

Practice

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28% of 76 = 21.28

6% of 79
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6% of 79 = 4.74

15% of 44
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Questions

What is 8 Percent of 80?

8% of 80 is 6.4. Formula, steps and practice examples.

What is 8% off 80?

73.6. Taking 8% off leaves 92% of 80.

What is 80 plus 8%?

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