The document provides formulas and examples for calculating percentages in different contexts:
1) The percentage formula is (Value/Total value) × 100. For example, 2/5 × 100 = 40%.
2) To calculate a percentage of a number, use the formula P/100 * Number = X. For example, 10% of 80 is 8.
3) The percentage difference between two values is |Value 1 - Value 2|/Average of the two values × 100. For example, the difference between 20 and 30 is 25%.
The document provides formulas and examples for calculating percentages in different contexts:
1) The percentage formula is (Value/Total value) × 100. For example, 2/5 × 100 = 40%.
2) To calculate a percentage of a number, use the formula P/100 * Number = X. For example, 10% of 80 is 8.
3) The percentage difference between two values is |Value 1 - Value 2|/Average of the two values × 100. For example, the difference between 20 and 30 is 25%.
The document provides formulas and examples for calculating percentages in different contexts:
1) The percentage formula is (Value/Total value) × 100. For example, 2/5 × 100 = 40%.
2) To calculate a percentage of a number, use the formula P/100 * Number = X. For example, 10% of 80 is 8.
3) The percentage difference between two values is |Value 1 - Value 2|/Average of the two values × 100. For example, the difference between 20 and 30 is 25%.
The document provides formulas and examples for calculating percentages in different contexts:
1) The percentage formula is (Value/Total value) × 100. For example, 2/5 × 100 = 40%.
2) To calculate a percentage of a number, use the formula P/100 * Number = X. For example, 10% of 80 is 8.
3) The percentage difference between two values is |Value 1 - Value 2|/Average of the two values × 100. For example, the difference between 20 and 30 is 25%.
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Percentage Formula
To determine the percentage, we have to divide the value by the total value and then multiply the resultant by 100.
Percentage formula = (Value/Total value) × 100
Example: 2/5 × 100 = 0.4 × 100 = 40 per cent
How to calculate the percentage of a number?
To calculate the percentage of a number, we need to use a different formula such as:
P% of Number = X
where X is the required percentage.
If we remove the % sign, then we need to express the above formulas as;
P/100 * Number = X
Example: Calculate 10% of 80.
Let 10% of 80 = X
10/100 * 80 = X
X=8
Percentage Difference Formula
If we are given with two values and we need to find the percentage difference between these two values, then it can be done using the formula:
For example, if 20 and 30 are two different values, then the percentage difference between them will be:
% difference between 20 and 30 =
Percentage Increase and Decrease The percentage increase is equal to the subtraction of the original number from a new number, divided by the original number and multiplied by 100.
% increase = [(New number – Original number)/Original number] x 100
where,
increase in number = New number – original number
Similarly, a percentage decrease is equal to the subtraction of a new number from the original number, divided by the original number and multiplied by 100.
% decrease = [(Original number – New number)/Original number] x 100
Where decrease in number = Original number – New number
So basically if the answer is negative then there is a percentage decrease.
Converting Fractions to Percentage
A fraction can be represented by a/b.
Multiplying and dividing the fraction by 100, we have
