Percentage calculator
Percent (symbol %) means a hundredth. Therefore if we are calculating a certain percentage from a given number (a whole), we are essentially calculating a certain number of hundredths.
How do we calculate percentage? First find one hundredth of a whole and then multiply it by the given number of percent (hundredths) that we need.
For example 8 % from 2000 is calculated bu dividing 2000 by 100, giving 20 which is a hundredth.We ten multiply that by 8, getting 160.
Percentage calculations
The percentage calculator finds:
a) what number is a given percent p from a given number x
b) what percentage is a given number x of a given number y
Percentage calculator questions and answers
What is one percent?
One percent is one hundredth of a given whole.
How is a certain percentage X calculated from a whole Y?
After finding a hundredth of Y, by dividing it by 100, the hundredth is multiplied by percentage X.