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Percentage Calculator

Percentage of a number, discounts, marks, and percent change — the arithmetic students and shopkeepers actually need.

Estimates only — not professional financial, medical, legal or engineering advice. Read full disclaimer.

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Result

Fill in the form and click Calculate to see your result here.

How it's calculated

Part = percent/100 × whole. Percent = part/whole × 100. Change % = (new−old)/old × 100.

Example

Example: Percentage Calculator

Inputs

  • Mode: percent_of
  • Value X: 20
  • Value Y: 200

Outputs

  • Value: 40

This example uses typical sample values. Adjust the inputs above to see how the results change for your own numbers.

About this calculator

This is not a statistics package. It answers “what is 12% of NPR 2,500?”, “what percent is 36 of 40 marks?”, and “what is the percent change from last month’s bill.”

Percent-of vs percent-change are different (a 10% fall then 10% rise does not return you to start). For GST/VAT amounts use the VAT tool so tax-inclusive logic stays explicit.

Frequently Asked Questions

(1) X% of Y → Y × X/100. (2) X is what percent of Y → (X/Y)×100. (3) Percentage change from X to Y → ((Y−X)/X)×100. Pick the mode that matches the sentence you are trying to compute.
Mode “X is what percent of Y” with 18 and 20 → 90%.
Prefer the discount calculator, or mode “X% of Y” for 20 of 200 = 40 savings, then subtract.
Percentage change: +25%, not +20 percentage points of a 100 scale unless you mean that.
A rate from 10% to 12% is +2 percentage points or +20% relative. Mode 3 is relative change.
“What percent of Y” and change-from-X cannot use 0 as the base — division by zero.
Schema allows them for change calculations (e.g. loss). Interpret with care.
Use VAT/TDS tools. This is generic percent arithmetic.
Chain discount calculator then VAT; do not mash into one percent unless the contract says so.
You must select the mode that matches the story. The same 20 and 200 mean different things in each mode.

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