How to work it out
50% of 1,000 = 1,000 × 0.5 = 500
A percent means "per hundred", so 50% is 50/100, or 0.5. Multiply 1,000 by 0.5 to get 500. A quick mental shortcut: 10% of 1,000 is 100, so 50% is 100 × 5 = 500.
Related answers
- 1,000 plus 50% = 1,500 (an increase of 500)
- 1,000 minus 50% = 500, the price after a 50% discount
- 500 is 50% of 1,000, and 1,000 is 200% of 500
- If 1,000 is 50% of a number, that number is 2,000
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 |
| 20% of 1,000 | 200 |
| 25% of 1,000 | 250 |
| 30% of 1,000 | 300 |
| 40% of 1,000 | 400 |
| 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 |
50% of other numbers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 50% of 20 | 10 |
| 50% of 50 | 25 |
| 50% of 60 | 30 |
| 50% of 80 | 40 |
| 50% of 100 | 50 |
| 50% of 150 | 75 |
| 50% of 200 | 100 |
| 50% of 250 | 125 |
| 50% of 500 | 250 |