How to Calculate Percentages?
Percentages are used everywhereโfrom shopping discounts to tax calculations. Here are the formulas our calculator uses:
1. Percentage of a Number
Formula: (P / 100) ร V
Example: What is 20% of 500?
(20 รท 100) ร 500 = 100
2. Find the Percentage
Formula: (A / B) ร 100
Example: 50 is what % of 200?
(50 รท 200) ร 100 = 25%
3. Percentage Increase/Decrease
Formula: ((New - Old) / |Old|) ร 100
Example: Price goes from 100 to 150.
((150 - 100) รท 100) ร 100 = 50% Increase