How to work it out
20% of 1,000 = 1,000 × 0.2 = 200
A percent means "per hundred", so 20% is 20/100, or 0.2. Multiply 1,000 by 0.2 to get 200. A quick mental shortcut: 10% of 1,000 is 100, so 20% is 100 × 2 = 200.
Related answers
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- 200 is 20% of 1,000, and 1,000 is 500% of 200
- If 1,000 is 20% of a number, that number is 5,000
Other percentages of 1,000
| Percent | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1% of 1,000 | 10 |
| 5% of 1,000 | 50 |
| 10% of 1,000 | 100 |
| 15% of 1,000 | 150 |
| 25% of 1,000 | 250 |
| 30% of 1,000 | 300 |
| 40% of 1,000 | 400 |
| 50% of 1,000 | 500 |
| 60% of 1,000 | 600 |
| 70% of 1,000 | 700 |
| 75% of 1,000 | 750 |
| 80% of 1,000 | 800 |
| 90% of 1,000 | 900 |
| 100% of 1,000 | 1,000 |
20% of other numbers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 20% of 20 | 4 |
| 20% of 50 | 10 |
| 20% of 60 | 12 |
| 20% of 80 | 16 |
| 20% of 100 | 20 |
| 20% of 150 | 30 |
| 20% of 200 | 40 |
| 20% of 250 | 50 |
| 20% of 500 | 100 |