What is 12% of 500?
How it is worked out
- Write the percentage as a decimal
12% ÷ 100 = 0.12 - Multiply by the number
0.12 × 500 = 60
answer = number × percent ÷ 100
Worth knowing
- Said another way
- 12% of 500 is 60.
- Check it
- 60 ÷ 500 × 100 = 12%
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