Find the percentage of a number

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Example

• What is

10%

of

100

=

10

What is

% of

?

Find the percentage that a number represents of another number

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Example

•

50

is what percent of

200

=

25%

• Meaning

25%

of

200

=

50

what percent of

?

%

What is the percentage increase/decrease

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Example

• From

50

to

100

=

50%

From

to

?

%

Percentage of a value calculation

What is 20% of $60?

20% is mutiplied by $60:

20% × $60 = (20/100) × $60 = 0.2 × $60 = $12

Percentage calculation

$12 is what percent of $60?

$12 is divided by $60 and multiplied by 100%:

($12 / $60) × 100% = 20%

Whole value calculation

$12 is 20% of what?

$12 is divided by 20%:

$12 / 20% = ($12 / 20) × 100 = $60

Percentage change calculation

What is the percentage change from $40 to $50?

The difference between $50 and $40 is divided by $40 and multiplied by 100%:

[($50 - $40) / $40] × 100% = 0.25 × 100% = 25%