What is 20% of 12?
How it is worked out
- Write the percentage as a decimal
20% ÷ 100 = 0.2 - Multiply by the number
0.2 × 12 = 2.4
answer = number × percent ÷ 100
Worth knowing
- Said another way
- 20% of 12 is 2.4.
- Check it
- 2.4 ÷ 12 × 100 = 20%
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