What is 8% of 20,000?
How it is worked out
- Write the percentage as a decimal
8% ÷ 100 = 0.08 - Multiply by the number
0.08 × 20,000 = 1,600
answer = number × percent ÷ 100
Worth knowing
- Said another way
- 8% of 20,000 is 1,600.
- Check it
- 1,600 ÷ 20,000 × 100 = 8%
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