How to work it out
40% of 1,000 = 1,000 × 0.4 = 400
A percent means "per hundred", so 40% is 40/100, or 0.4. Multiply 1,000 by 0.4 to get 400. A quick mental shortcut: 10% of 1,000 is 100, so 40% is 100 × 4 = 400.
Related answers
- 1,000 plus 40% = 1,400 (an increase of 400)
- 1,000 minus 40% = 600, the price after a 40% discount
- 400 is 40% of 1,000, and 1,000 is 250% of 400
- If 1,000 is 40% of a number, that number is 2,500
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 |
| 20% of 1,000 | 200 |
| 25% of 1,000 | 250 |
| 30% of 1,000 | 300 |
| 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 |
40% of other numbers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 40% of 20 | 8 |
| 40% of 50 | 20 |
| 40% of 60 | 24 |
| 40% of 80 | 32 |
| 40% of 100 | 40 |
| 40% of 150 | 60 |
| 40% of 200 | 80 |
| 40% of 250 | 100 |
| 40% of 500 | 200 |