How to work it out
10% of 500 = 500 × 0.1 = 50
A percent means "per hundred", so 10% is 10/100, or 0.1. Multiply 500 by 0.1 to get 50.
Related answers
- 500 plus 10% = 550 (an increase of 50)
- 500 minus 10% = 450, the price after a 10% discount
- 50 is 10% of 500, and 500 is 1,000% of 50
- If 500 is 10% of a number, that number is 5,000
Other percentages of 500
| Percent | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1% of 500 | 5 |
| 5% of 500 | 25 |
| 15% of 500 | 75 |
| 20% of 500 | 100 |
| 25% of 500 | 125 |
| 30% of 500 | 150 |
| 40% of 500 | 200 |
| 50% of 500 | 250 |
| 60% of 500 | 300 |
| 70% of 500 | 350 |
| 75% of 500 | 375 |
| 80% of 500 | 400 |
| 90% of 500 | 450 |
| 100% of 500 | 500 |
10% of other numbers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 10% of 20 | 2 |
| 10% of 50 | 5 |
| 10% of 60 | 6 |
| 10% of 80 | 8 |
| 10% of 100 | 10 |
| 10% of 150 | 15 |
| 10% of 200 | 20 |
| 10% of 250 | 25 |
| 10% of 1,000 | 100 |