The easy method to to calculate percentages of any Value
Everyone knows that there are arithmetic operations that we need on a daily basis, and among these operations we find the process of calculating the percentage value of a certain number (total value) to determine, for example:
One percent is one hundredth. To indicate this, we use the % sign. So 5 percent is equal to 5%, 0.05, 5/100, or five hundredths. It's that simple! That's all very well, but most of the time we don't just use percentages. Sometimes, we want to represent the ratio between 2 numbers.
we want to calculate 50% of 2390.
50% means 50 for each 100. So the approach would be: if I have 50 from 100, I have X from 2390 :
50 |
100 |
X |
2390 |
100 ----> 50
2390 ----> X
X =50 x 2390 |
100 |
X = (50 x 2390) / 100
X = 1195
So, 50% of 2390 is 1195.