Calculating the Percentage
To calculate what percentage 8 is of 20, we need to divide 8 by 20 and then multiply that number by 100. The equation looks like this: 8 ÷ 20 × 100 = 40%. That means 8 is 40% of 20.
If we want to know what number is 40% of 20, we can use the equation backwards. We first multiply 40 by 20 and then divide that number by 100. That will give us 8. The equation looks like this: 40 × 20 ÷ 100 = 8.
It’s important to remember that a percentage is a fraction out of 100, so if you have a fraction like 3/20, you can convert it to a percentage by multiplying it by 100. That would look like this: 3/20 × 100 = 15%. Therefore, 15% of 20 is 3.
