What is 12% of 40?
How it is worked out
- Write the percentage as a decimal
12% ÷ 100 = 0.12 - Multiply by the number
0.12 × 40 = 4.8
answer = number × percent ÷ 100
Worth knowing
- Said another way
- 12% of 40 is 4.8.
- Check it
- 4.8 ÷ 40 × 100 = 12%
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