Percentage Calculator, Formulae, Examples, & Definition
A percentage calculator is a free online tool that helps you calculate percentages.
Other Percent Calculators |
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| Percent Change Calculator | |
| Percent Increase Calculator | |
| Percent Decrease Calculator | |
| Percent Difference Calculator | |
Percent Converters |
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| Percent To PPM | PPM To Percent |
| Percent To Fraction | Fraction To Percent |
| Percent To Decimal | Decimal To Percent |
How To Calculate Percentage Of A Number?
To calculate the percentage of a number, divide the part by the whole, and then multiply it by 100%.
The formula to calculate percentage of a number is , where
X is the part of the whole, and
Y is the whole value.
The excel and google sheets formula to calculate percentage of a number is =(A1 / B1) × 100
Where the value of X (part of the whole) is in cell A1, and
Value of Y (whole value) is in cell B1
Example 1: 30 of 200 is what percent?
Using the formula,
, we have:
X = 30
Y = 200
We get
P = 15%
Example 2: 40 of 60 is what percent?
Using the formula,
, we have:
X = 40
Y = 60
We get
P = 66.666%
What Is The Percentage Definition?
Percentage is the number or ratio represented as a fraction of 100 or a part of a hundredth. It’s a unit of proportion which is an instance of parts per notation and is a dimensionless quantity with no standard unit of measurement.
The term percentage is derived from the Latin word “ per centum” which means “by a hundred”. The subdivision of percentage is per mille. The relation between percent and per mille is:
1 percentage (1%) = 10 per mille (10‰)
The value of percentage ranges from 0 to 100 when measured as a part of the whole but can hold any real number value when measuring relative change.
What Is The Percentage Sign?
The percent sign is .
To access the percent sign on the keyboard, press Shift + 5 on windows and Cmd + 5 on mac.
In programming languages, sign is used as a modulus operator.
What Are The 3 Abbreviations Of Percentage?
The 3 abbreviations of percentage are pct., pct, and pc.
What Are Percentage Points?
Percentage point is a unit for measuring the arithmetic difference between two percentage values.
For example, if a quantity increases from 20% to 25%, it has increased by 5 percentage points.
Percentage points have 3 abbreviations including pp, p.p., or %pt.
What Is A Percentile?
A percentile is a statistical measure that indicates the value below which a given percentage of observations in a group of observations falls.
For example, the 20th percentile is the value below which 20% of the observations may be found.
Percentiles are commonly used to report scores in standardized tests, to assess relative standing within a population, and to analyze data distribution in various fields such as economics, education, and healthcare.