5 percent of 120

What's 5 percent of 120?

Answer: 5 percent of 120 it is 6

(Six)

6 is 5% of 120

5 percent of 120 calculation explanation

In order to calculate 5% of 120 let's write it as fractional equation.

We have 120 = 100% and X = 5%. So our fraction will look like:

120
/
X
=
100%
/
5%

Now we can solve our fraction by writing it as an equation:

X = (120 × 5) ÷ 100

=

X = 600 ÷ 100

=

X = 6

Therefore, 5% of 120 is 6


Another way to solve our problem is to find the value of 1% of the number and then multiply it by the number of percent (5). To find 1% of a number 120 you need to divide it by 100:

X = (120 ÷ 100) × 5

=

X = 1.2 × 5

=

X = 6

So we got the same result again: 6

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Percentage table

PercentValue
1% of 1201.2
2% of 1202.4
3% of 1203.6
4% of 1204.8
6
6% of 1207.2
7% of 1208.4
8% of 1209.6
9% of 12010.8
12
11% of 12013.2
12% of 12014.4
15.6
14% of 12016.8
18
16% of 12019.2
17% of 12020.4
18% of 12021.6
19% of 12022.8
24
21% of 12025.2
22% of 12026.4
23% of 12027.6
24% of 12028.8
30
26% of 12031.2
27% of 12032.4
28% of 12033.6
29% of 12034.8
36

FAQ

What's 5 percent of 120?

5 percent of 120 it is 6