60% of 120 = 72
72
60% of 120 is 72.
The working
120 × 0.6 = 72
Off and on
After the discount48
With it added192
A 60% discount takes off 72, leaving 48. Adding 60% as tax or tip brings it to 192.
The other way round
60 / 12050%
The whole120
60 is 50% of 120. And if 72 is the 60%, the whole was 120.
Other percentages of 120
60% of other numbers
10 → 620 → 1225 → 1530 → 1840 → 2450 → 3060 → 3670 → 4275 → 4580 → 4890 → 54100 → 60120 → 72125 → 75150 → 90200 → 120250 → 150300 → 180350 → 210400 → 240500 → 300600 → 360700 → 420750 → 450800 → 480900 → 5401,000 → 6001,200 → 7201,500 → 9002,000 → 1,2002,500 → 1,5003,000 → 1,8005,000 → 3,0007,500 → 4,50010,000 → 6,00015,000 → 9,00020,000 → 12,00025,000 → 15,00050,000 → 30,000100,000 → 60,000
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 60% of 120?
72. That is 120 × 0.6.
Q. What is 120 minus 60%?
48 — you take off 72.
Q. What is 120 plus 60%?
192, the figure with tax or a tip on top.
Q. If 72 is 60%, what is the whole?
120.