Percentage Calculator

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What is X% of a number

Formula: number × percentage ÷ 100. 15% of 2,500 = 375.

What percentage one number is of another

Formula: part ÷ whole × 100. 375 of 2,500 = 15%.

Percentage change

Formula: (new − old) ÷ old × 100. 8,000 → 8,647 = +8.09%.

Add a percentage to a number

Subtract a percentage (discount)

Why +20% then −20% does not get you back

1,000 + 20% = 1,200. Taking 20% off 1,200 gives 960, because the second percentage applies to a larger base. To return to 1,000 you need to subtract 16.67%.

Percent vs. percentage points

If a rate rises from 10% to 12%, it has grown by 2 percentage points, which is a 20% relative increase.

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