What is 15% of 20?
15% of 20 is 3. Try other numbers below, or read the quick working.
How to work out 15% of 20
"Per cent" means "per hundred", so 15% is the same as the decimal 0.15. To find 15% of 20, just multiply: 0.15 × 20 = 3.
Another way to see it: split 20 into 100 equal parts of 0.2 each, then take 15 of them. Both methods give 3.
Frequently asked questions
What is 15% of 20?
15 percent of 20 is 3. You get it by multiplying 20 by 0.15.
How do I calculate 15 percent of a number?
Divide the percentage by 100 to turn it into a decimal (0.15), then multiply by the number.