Percentage · lesson 6 of 20 · free

Percentage of a number — How to calculate percentage

This is the most common percentage question: “What is 35% of 80?” Percent means ÷ 100, so multiply the two numbers and divide by 100. If the answer of the multiplication ends in 00, just take away the two zeros.

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How to work it out

Times, then ÷ 100 — “multiply the percent by the number, then divide by 100”

  1. p% of y = p × y ÷ 100.
  2. Multiply first: 35 × 80 = 2800.
  3. Divide by 100: 2800 ÷ 100 = 28.
  4. Check with easy parts: 35% = 25% + 10%.

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Worked example: 35% of 80 = 28

  1. 35% of 80 = 35 × 80 ÷ 100.
  2. 35 × 80 = 2800. Divide by 100 (take away two zeros): 2800 ÷ 100 = 28.

Check: 25% of 80 = 20 and 10% of 80 = 8; 20 + 8 = 28 ✓

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