What is 15% of 12?
15% of 12 is 1.8. To calculate 15% of a number, simply multiply the number by 0.15. For example, to calculate 15% of 20, you would multiply 20 by 0.15, which would give you 3 as the answer.
If you are more comfortable with percentages, you can convert the decimal to a percentage by moving the decimal two places to the right and adding a “%” sign. For example, 0.15 would become 15%.
To make it easier to understand, let’s look at how this works with percentages other than 15%. Let’s say you want to find 25% of 10. First, convert 25% into decimals by moving the decimal two places to the left and removing the “%” sign – in this case 0.25. Then, multiply 10 by 0.25 which gives you 2.5 as your answer – 25% of 10 is 2.5!