Percentages
You can write percent or percentage instead of %:
| Calculation | Result |
|---|---|
200 + 10 percent | 220 |
10 percentage of 200 | 20 |
Getting a percentage of a number
Section titled “Getting a percentage of a number”| Calculation | Result |
|---|---|
10% of 200 | 20 |
200 x 25% | 50 |
20% of 50 USD | $10 |
They work with variables too:
| Calculation | Result |
|---|---|
price = 80 | 80 |
20% of price | 16 |
Adding a percentage to a number
Section titled “Adding a percentage to a number”| Calculation | Result |
|---|---|
200 + 10% | 220 |
10% on 200 | 220 |
Taking a percentage off a number
Section titled “Taking a percentage off a number”| Calculation | Result |
|---|---|
200 - 10% | 180 |
10% off 200 | 180 |
One number as a percentage of/on/off another number
Section titled “One number as a percentage of/on/off another number”| Calculation | Result |
|---|---|
20 is 10% of what | 200 |
180 is 10% off what | 200 |
220 is 10% on what | 200.00 |
Getting the change from one number to another, as a percent
Section titled “Getting the change from one number to another, as a percent”| Calculation | Result |
|---|---|
50 to 75 is what % | 50% |
40 to 90 as % | 125% |
| |
180 is what % off 200 | 10% |
180 is what % on 150 | 20% |
| |
20 is what % of 200 | 10% |
20 as a % of 200 | 10% |
| |
20/200 as % | 10% |
20/200% | 10% |
20 is % of 80 | 25% |
as % turns any result into a percentage, including one worked out from
variables:
| Calculation | Result |
|---|---|
done = 30 | 30 |
planned = 40 | 40 |
done / planned as % | 75% |
Operations with percentages
Section titled “Operations with percentages”| Calculation | Result |
|---|---|
10% + 20% | 30% |
90% - 40% | 50% |
10% x 20% | 2% |