20% of 40 = 8
8
20% of 40 is 8.
The working
40 × 0.2 = 8
Off and on
After the discount32
With it added48
A 20% discount takes off 8, leaving 32. Adding 20% as tax or tip brings it to 48.
The other way round
20 / 4050%
The whole40
20 is 50% of 40. And if 8 is the 20%, the whole was 40.
Other percentages of 40
20% of other numbers
10 → 220 → 425 → 530 → 640 → 850 → 1060 → 1270 → 1475 → 1580 → 1690 → 18100 → 20120 → 24125 → 25150 → 30200 → 40250 → 50300 → 60350 → 70400 → 80500 → 100600 → 120700 → 140750 → 150800 → 160900 → 1801,000 → 2001,200 → 2401,500 → 3002,000 → 4002,500 → 5003,000 → 6005,000 → 1,0007,500 → 1,50010,000 → 2,00015,000 → 3,00020,000 → 4,00025,000 → 5,00050,000 → 10,000100,000 → 20,000
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 20% of 40?
8. That is 40 × 0.2.
Q. What is 40 minus 20%?
32 — you take off 8.
Q. What is 40 plus 20%?
48, the figure with tax or a tip on top.
Q. If 8 is 20%, what is the whole?
40.