Year 8 maths · C.2 · Percent of a number
Find 50% of a number
Turn the percent into a fraction out of 100, then multiply by the number.
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What is 50% of 48?
Answer: 24
What is 50% of 6?
Answer: 3
What is 50% of 84?
Answer: 42
Tip: Turn the percent into a fraction out of 100, then multiply by the number.
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