how to work out the original value after a percentage increase?
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["First consider the unknown original amount as 'x'.", 'Then consider the percent rate of increase or decrease.', "To find the increase or decrease, multiply the rate by the original amount 'x'."]
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Step 1) Get the percentage of the original number. If the percentage is an increase then add it to 100, if it is a decrease then subtract it from 100. Step 2) Divide the percentage by 100 to convert it to a decimal. Step 3) Divide the final number by the decimal to get back to the original number.
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To calculate the percentage increase: First: work out the difference (increase) between the two numbers you are comparing. Then: divide the increase by the original number and multiply the answer by 100. % increase = Increase ÷ Original Number × 100.
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Helpful? Divide your answer by the original value. After finding the difference between the numbers, divide that number by the original value, which is the smaller number if the percent increased or the bigger number if the percent decreased.
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Then we need to change this fraction into a decimal, and then into a percent. To find a percent increase or decrease, all we need to do is take the difference in amount and divide it by the original amount, which gives us a decimal. Then we multiply this by 100, which turns the decimal into a percent.
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['Divide the number you wish to increase by 100 to find 1% of it.', 'Multiply 1% by your chosen percentage.', 'Add this number to your original number.', 'There you go, you have just added a percentage increase to a number!']
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To calculate the percentage increase: First: work out the difference (increase) between the two numbers you are comparing. Then: divide the increase by the original number and multiply the answer by 100.
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The percent rate is calculated by dividing the new value by the original value and multiplying by 100%. The percentage value or new value is calculated by multiplying the original value by the percent rate and dividing by 100%.
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To find the relative difference between two values, divide the difference by the original value: differenceoriginal value Convert this number to a percentage. If the value increased, we say there is a x percentage increase. If the value decreased, we say there is a x percentage decrease. x is the number we calculated.
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How do you calculate percentage change? • ((after value – before value) / before value) * 100 = % change. Simply subtract the before value from the after value; then divide by the before value. Multiply the result by 100. Add a % sign and that is your percentage change.
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['Convert the Percentage to a Decimal.', 'Multiply the Original Price by the Discount.']
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First: work out the difference (increase) between the two numbers you are comparing. Then: divide the increase by the original number and multiply the answer by 100. % increase = Increase ÷ Original Number × 100. If your answer is a negative number, then this is a percentage decrease.
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['Take the original price.', 'Divide the original price by 5.', 'Alternatively, divide the original price by 100 and multiply it by 20.', 'Subtract this new number from the original one.', 'The number you calculated is the discounted value.', 'Enjoy your savings!']
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Percent increase = new / old * 100 - 100 where new is the newer quantity or measure, and old is the older (or original) quantity or measure.
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Percentage change equals the change in value divided by the absolute value of the original value, multiplied by 100.
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To calculate a percentage increase, first divide the percentage by 100 and then multiply by the original figure.
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First: work out the difference (decrease) between the two numbers you are comparing. Then: divide the decrease by the original number and multiply the answer by 100. If your answer is a negative number, then this is a percentage increase.