Percentages

Because who can remember if it's times or divide?

Getting a percentage of a number

10% of 200                            | 20
25% × 200                             | 50

Adding a percentage to or taking a percentage off a number

200 + 10%                            | 220
10% on 200                           | 220

200 - 10%                             | 180
10% off 200                           | 180

One number as a percentage of/on/off another number

20 is 10% of what                     | 200
180 is 10% off what                   | 200
220 is 10% on what                    | 200

Getting the change from one number to another, as a percent

50 to 75 is what %                        | 50%
40 to 90 as %                             | 125%

180 is what % off 200                     | 10%
180 is what % on 150                      | 20%

20 is what % of 200                       | 10%
20 as a % of 200                          | 10%

20/200 as %                               | 10%
20/200 %                                  | 10%

Converting numbers and fractions to percentages

Note that 0.5 is 50%, 2 is 200%.

Calculations with mixed percentages & decimals

You can do calculations with pure percentages:

And you can add/subtract decimals & fractions to/from percentages. 1.0 is equivalent to 100%.

Note that when multiplying a percentage by a number, the answer will always be a number (not a percentage), regardless of order:

Fractions

You can convert a decimal or a percentage to a fraction:

The percentage in any of the percentage functions can also be replaced with a fraction:

Multipliers

Format a percentage (or fraction) as a multiplier:

The percentage in any of the percentage functions can also be replaced with a multiplier.

Use "x", "multiple" or "multiplier":

Getting the change from one number to another as a multiplier

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