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How to figure out percentage?


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Never mind, found it out.

 

You take the small number, divide it by the bigger number and multiply by 100% giving you the exact percentage.

 

1.08%

But it's not always "the smaller" divided by "the larger". If your regular pay is $641, and one week you work extra and earn $857, what percentage of your regular pay did you earn?

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If the initial quantity is X and the new quantity is Y,

 

then the ratio of difference between X and Y = ( Y / X ) * 100 %

 

and the ratio of the advancement of Y over X = (Y - X)/X * 100 %

 

so if X = 100, and Y = 150,

 

Y:X = Y/X * 100 = 150/100 * 100 % = 1.5 * 100 = 150%, means Y is 150% of X

(Y-X):X = (Y-X)/X * 100 = 50/100 * 100 % = 0.5 * 100 = 50%, means The Raise was 50% of the original Quantity

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