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Percentage

Work out percentages, percentage change and increases or decreases.

Percentage of a value

30

15 × 200 ÷ 100 = 30

Part as a percentage of a whole

25%

30 ÷ 120 × 100 = 25%

Percentage change

25%

(100 − 80) ÷ |80| × 100 = 25%, an increase

Increase or decrease by a percentage

Direction
230

200 × (1 + 15 ÷ 100) = 230

Percentage point difference

0.75 pp

4.25% − 3.5% = 0.75 percentage points