What are you looking for?
Search by 3MGC
What are you looking for?
Choose the specific calculation method you need below.
Example: What is 15% of 200?
Example: 40 is what % of 200?
Example: Change from 100 to 120?
Example: 50 is 20% of what total?
Calculating percentages doesn't always require a calculator. Here are three professional methods:
To find 10% of any number, just move the decimal point one place to the left.
Example: 10% of 450 is 45. To find 20%, just double that (90)!
$x\%$ of $y$ is the same as $y\%$ of $x$.
Example: Finding 8% of 50 is hard. But finding 50% of 8 is easy (It's 4). The answer is the same!
| Task | Formula |
|---|---|
| Percentage of Value | $V \times (\text{Percent} / 100)$ |
| Percentage Difference | $|V1 - V2| / ((V1 + V2) / 2) \times 100$ |
| Reverse Percentage | $\text{Value} / (\text{Percent} / 100)$ |