Methods
Percentage of Amount
Percentage Increase
Percentage Decrease
mark-up/discount
100

How to find 50% of a number

Multiply the number by 50% in the calculator, or divide it by 2, or multiply by 1/2 (half)

100

Find 50% of 40

What is 20?

100

Increase 100 by 50%

What is 150?

100

Decrease 100 by 10%

What is 90?

100

Original Price: $40

Discount: 20%

$32

200

How to find 10% of a number

Multiply the number by 10%, or 10/100, or divide it by 10.

200

Find 10% of 65

What is 6.5?

200

Increase 70 by 50%

What is 105?

200

Decrease 60 by 50%

What is 30?

200

Original Price: $90

Mark-up 10%

$99

300

How to find 20% of a number

Find 10% and double


300

Find 5% of 80

What is 4?

300

Increase 40 by 25%

What is 50?

300

Decrease 50 by 10%

what is 45?

300

Original Price: $25

Markup: 40%

$35

400

How to find 25%

Half the number twice

400

Find 75% of 60

What is 45?

400

Increase 540 by 10%

What is 594?

400

Decrease 20 by 20%

What is 16?

400

Original Price: $60

Markup: 70%

Then discount: 10%

$91.8

500

How to find 75% of a number

Find 50% and 25% and add them together

500

Find 90% of 70

What is 63?

500

Increase 80 by 5%

What is 84?

500

Decrease 78 by 10%

What is 70.2?

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