What is 40% of 20?
40% of 20 is 8. Try other numbers below, or read the quick working.
How to work out 40% of 20
"Per cent" means "per hundred", so 40% is the same as the decimal 0.4. To find 40% of 20, just multiply: 0.4 × 20 = 8.
Another way to see it: split 20 into 100 equal parts of 0.2 each, then take 40 of them. Both methods give 8.
Frequently asked questions
What is 40% of 20?
40 percent of 20 is 8. You get it by multiplying 20 by 0.4.
How do I calculate 40 percent of a number?
Divide the percentage by 100 to turn it into a decimal (0.4), then multiply by the number.