How to calculate percentage – Dear, percent means that some value divided by a hundred and the percentage of value when used as a comparison in the scale of a hundred or we can said that ratio (fraction) if the denominator be a hundred.
For Example, I have 5 units of marbles and 3 of them are white. If I were asked what percentage of white marbles then how to calculate the percentage. In easy ways we can calculate the percentage with
3/5 x 100% = 60%
see 100% is actually same with one, 100 percent = 100/100. So changes to the form of percentage of once again just change shape without changing the value. Because a number is multiplied by the 1 is never changes.
So we can conclude how to calculate percentages are as follows
Percentage = number that we want calculate the percentage / total number x 100%
I bought bag $ 100,000, because it turns out that there is a defective bag and can not be exchanged so I sell at a price of 67,000. What percentage of my losses. How to calculate the percentage loss
the amount of loss / purchase price x 100%
100.000-67.000/100.00 x 100% = 33%
Another example,
I am a trader, I bought sugar 9800/kilogram. If I want to get interest 20% then how much sugar should I sell again.
my friend, u can calculate the value of benefits to 20% of it first and then added with 9,800, or in a tricky way.
120%
——— X 9.800 = 11.760
100%
Percentage in daily life used in variety ranging from education in schools, traders in the market, interest on loans, construction materials and others. That was my friend how to calculate percentages, may be useful. : D