How to work it out
40% of 500 = 500 × 0.4 = 200
A percent means "per hundred", so 40% is 40/100, or 0.4. Multiply 500 by 0.4 to get 200. A quick mental shortcut: 10% of 500 is 50, so 40% is 50 × 4 = 200.
Related answers
- 500 plus 40% = 700 (an increase of 200)
- 500 minus 40% = 300, the price after a 40% discount
- 200 is 40% of 500, and 500 is 250% of 200
- If 500 is 40% of a number, that number is 1,250
Other percentages of 500
| Percent | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1% of 500 | 5 |
| 5% of 500 | 25 |
| 10% of 500 | 50 |
| 15% of 500 | 75 |
| 20% of 500 | 100 |
| 25% of 500 | 125 |
| 30% of 500 | 150 |
| 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 |
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 1,000 | 400 |