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JavaScript: Calculate the percentage of a number
We call the first number (2) a numerator and the second number (5) a denominator because this is a fraction. To calculate the percentage, multiply this fraction by 100 and add a percent sign. 100 * numerator / denominator = percentage . In our example it’s 100 * 2/5 = 100 * 0.4 = 40 .
1. How to calculate percentage of a number. Use the percentage formula: P% * X = Y
Calculate Percentage Decrease: First, work out the difference (decrease) between the two numbers you are comparing. Next, divide the decrease by the original number and multiply the answer by 100.
Learning how to calculate the percentage of one number vs. another number is easy. If you want to know what percent A is of B, you simple divide A by B, then take that number and move the decimal place two spaces to the right. That’s your percentage!
Therefore the fraction 60/100 as a percentage is 60%.
Therefore the fraction 30/100 as a percentage is 30%.
Therefore the fraction 70/100 as a percentage is 70%.
Percentage Calculator: 60 is what percent of 80? = 75.