What is 3% of 12?
How it is worked out
- Write the percentage as a decimal
3% ÷ 100 = 0.03 - Multiply by the number
0.03 × 12 = 0.36
answer = number × percent ÷ 100
Worth knowing
- Said another way
- 3% of 12 is 0.36.
- Check it
- 0.36 ÷ 12 × 100 = 3%
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