How to work it out
20% of 500 = 500 × 0.2 = 100
A percent means "per hundred", so 20% is 20/100, or 0.2. Multiply 500 by 0.2 to get 100. A quick mental shortcut: 10% of 500 is 50, so 20% is 50 × 2 = 100.
Related answers
- 500 plus 20% = 600 (an increase of 100)
- 500 minus 20% = 400, the price after a 20% discount
- 100 is 20% of 500, and 500 is 500% of 100
- If 500 is 20% of a number, that number is 2,500
Other percentages of 500
| Percent | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1% of 500 | 5 |
| 5% of 500 | 25 |
| 10% of 500 | 50 |
| 15% of 500 | 75 |
| 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 |
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 1,000 | 200 |