how to calculate a percent?
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['Convert the problem to an equation using the percentage formula: P% * X = Y.', 'P is 10%, X is 150, so the equation is 10% * 150 = Y.', 'Convert 10% to a decimal by removing the percent sign and dividing by 100: 10/100 = 0.10.']
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To determine totals from a percent in the future, multiply the given percentage value by 100 and divide that product by the percent. This method works in any instance where a percentage and its value are given. For example, when 2 percent = 80, multiply 80 by 100 and divide by 2 to reach 4000.
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To convert a decimal to a percent, multiply the decimal by 100, then add on the % symbol. An easy way to multiply a decimal by 100 is to move the decimal point two places to the right. This is done in the example below. Each decimal in Example 1 went out two places to the right of the decimal point.
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If you want to calculate a percentage of a number in Excel, simply multiply the percentage value by the number that you want the percentage of. For example, if you want to calculate 20% of 500, multiply 20% by 500. - which gives the result 100. Note that the % operator tells Excel to divide the preceding number by 100.
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The easiest way to convert percentage to decimal is to divide the percentage by 100. Thus, 50 percent divided by 100 is . 50.
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Write the percent equation: Percent · Base = Amount. Use n for the unknown (percent). Divide to undo the multiplication of n times 72. Move the decimal point two places to the right to write the decimal as a percent.
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['Multiply by 100 and add a percentage sign.', '0.876 = 0.876 * 100 = 87.6%']
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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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If you have to turn a percentage into a decimal, just divide by 100. For example, 25% = 25/100 = 0.25. To change a decimal into a percentage, multiply by 100. So 0.3 = 0.3 × 100 =30% .
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['Written as an equation: P% * X = Y.', "The 'what' is P% that we want to solve for.", 'Divide both sides by X to get P% on one side of the equation.', '(P% * X) ÷ X = Y ÷ X becomes P% = Y ÷ X.', 'Solution: Solve for P% using the percentage formula. P% = Y ÷ X.']
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To calculate a percentage, you need a fraction. Convert the fraction to decimal form by dividing the numerator by the denominator, multiply by 100, and there's your percentage. When you compile a data set, each value (x) can be expressed as a percentage of the entire set.
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To change a fraction to a percent, • Change the fraction to a decimal. Change the decimal to a percent. Or, move the decimal point 2 places to the left. 1.2% = .
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['Gather Your Statistics.', 'Divide by Entire Population.', 'Convert to Percentage.']
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The math to determine a percentage is to divide the numerator (the number on top of the fraction) by the denominator (the number on the bottom of the fraction), then multiply the answer by 100. For example, the fraction 6/12 turns into a decimal like this: 6 divided by 12 (which equals 0.5) times 100 equals 50 percent.
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Calculating percentages The basic formula for calculating a percentage is =part/total. Say you want to reduce a particular amount by 25%, like when you're trying to apply a discount. Here, the formula will be: =Price*1-Discount %. (Think of the “1” as a stand-in for 100%.)
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another number is easy. If you want to know what percent A is of B, you simple divide A by B, then take that number and move the decimal place two spaces to the right. That's your percentage!
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How do you work out the percentage of something? To calculate what percentage the number A is of B, you can simply divide A by B and then multiply by 100 or simply move the decimal place to the right twice. So for example the percentage 2 is of 4 is 2/4*100 = 0.5*100 = 50%.