What is 4% of 40?
How it is worked out
- Write the percentage as a decimal
4% ÷ 100 = 0.04 - Multiply by the number
0.04 × 40 = 1.6
answer = number × percent ÷ 100
Worth knowing
- Said another way
- 4% of 40 is 1.6.
- Check it
- 1.6 ÷ 40 × 100 = 4%
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