What is 50% of 16?
How it is worked out
- Write the percentage as a decimal
50% ÷ 100 = 0.5 - Multiply by the number
0.5 × 16 = 8
answer = number × percent ÷ 100
Worth knowing
- Said another way
- 50% of 16 is 8.
- Check it
- 8 ÷ 16 × 100 = 50%
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