What is 10% of 20?

10% of 20 is 2. Try other numbers below, or read the quick working.

How to work out 10% of 20

"Per cent" means "per hundred", so 10% is the same as the decimal 0.1. To find 10% of 20, just multiply: 0.1 × 20 = 2.

Another way to see it: split 20 into 100 equal parts of 0.2 each, then take 10 of them. Both methods give 2.

Frequently asked questions

What is 10% of 20?

10 percent of 20 is 2. You get it by multiplying 20 by 0.1.

How do I calculate 10 percent of a number?

Divide the percentage by 100 to turn it into a decimal (0.1), then multiply by the number.

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