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Percentage Formula

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

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

From the definition of percentage, we have;

(1/100) = 1%

Thus, equation (i) can be written as:

(a/b) × 100%

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