2% of 1,000 = 20
20
2% of 1,000 is 20.
The working
1,000 × 0.02 = 20
Off and on
After the discount980
With it added1,020
A 2% discount takes off 20, leaving 980. Adding 2% as tax or tip brings it to 1,020.
The other way round
2 / 1,0000.2%
The whole1,000
2 is 0.2% of 1,000. And if 20 is the 2%, the whole was 1,000.
Other percentages of 1,000
2% of other numbers
10 → 0.220 → 0.425 → 0.530 → 0.640 → 0.850 → 160 → 1.270 → 1.475 → 1.580 → 1.690 → 1.8100 → 2120 → 2.4125 → 2.5150 → 3200 → 4250 → 5300 → 6350 → 7400 → 8500 → 10600 → 12700 → 14750 → 15800 → 16900 → 181,000 → 201,200 → 241,500 → 302,000 → 402,500 → 503,000 → 605,000 → 1007,500 → 15010,000 → 20015,000 → 30020,000 → 40025,000 → 50050,000 → 1,000100,000 → 2,000
How to read it
- Percent means hundredths. 15% is 0.15, so multiplying the base by 0.15 gives the answer.
- A discount subtracts, tax or tip adds. For the same 15%, the gap between the two results is twice the value.
- "What percent" is a division: 15 ÷ 200 × 100. When it does not come out even, the figure shown is rounded.
Common questions
Q. What is 2% of 1,000?
20. That is 1,000 × 0.02.
Q. What is 1,000 minus 2%?
980 — you take off 20.
Q. What is 1,000 plus 2%?
1,020, the figure with tax or a tip on top.
Q. If 20 is 2%, what is the whole?
1,000.