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How do you find out what percent of one number equals another?
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∙ 12y ago
Depends on what you're comparing.
An example from a math book would be comparing a new price with an old price.
O = Old price
N = New price
D = Difference
N/O = D
Where D will either show an increase or a decrease in cost.
Example 1:
O = $200
N = $175
175/200 = 0.875
which is a decrease in cost by
1 - 0.875 = 0,125 = 12.5% lower
Example 2:
O = $200
N = $500
500/200 = 2.5
which is an increase in cost by
2.5 - 1 = 1.5 = 150% higher
The general idea is that you take the number you wish to calculate and divide it by another number to get the difference in relation to the first number (the dividend) in percent.
A more mathematical explanation would simply state
a/b = c
where
a is the dividend
b is the divisor
c is quotient
and b ≠ 0 (else divide by zeroooooo)
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