50% of 20 is 10. To calculate this: 1) Convert 50% to decimal (50/100 = 0.5), 2) Multiply by 20 to get 10.

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50% of 20 = 10

50\% \times 20 = 20 \times \frac{50}{100} = 10

50% means 50 parts out of 100. To convert a percentage to a decimal, we divide by 100: 50% = 0.5

We multiply our number (20) by the decimal form of the percentage (0.5):
20 × 0.5 = 10

This means that 50% or 0.5 of 20 is 10. In other words, if you take 50% of 20, you get 10.

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