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The problem formats match the input fields in the calculator above.

See if you can match your problem to one of the samples below. There are nine variations on the three basic problems involving percentages.

Multiply by 100 and add a percentage sign.

Remember: How to convert a decimal to a percentage

Remove the percentage sign and divide by 100.

Remember: How to convert a percentage to a decimal

Double check your answer with the original question: 25 is 20% of what number? 25/0.20 =.

Substitute 0.20 for 20% in the equation: 25/0.20 = X.

Convert the percentage to a decimal by dividing by 100.

Y is 25, P% is 20, so the equation is 25/20% = X.

Convert the problem to an equation using the percentage formula: Y/P% = X.

Double check your answer with the original question: What percent of 60 is 12? 12/60 = 0.20, and multiplying by 100 to get percentage, 0.20 * 100 =ģ.

You need to multiply the result by 100 to get the percentage.

Important! The result will always be in decimal form, not percentage form.

X is 60, Y is 12, so the equation is 12/60 = P%.

Convert the problem to an equation using the percentage formula: Y/X = P%.

Double check your answer with the original question: What is 10% of 150? Multiply 0.10 * 150 =Ģ.

Convert 10% to a decimal by removing the percent sign and dividing by 100: 10/100 = 0.10.

P is 10%, X is 150, so the equation is 10% * 150 = Y.

Convert the problem to an equation using the percentage formula: P% * X = Y.

Read on to learn more about how to figure percentages. X and Y are numbers and P is the percentage: Let's explore the three basic percentage problems. The formulas below are all mathematical variations of this formula. You can think of the most basic as X/Y = P x 100. There are many formulas for percentage problems. Add or subtract a percentage from a number or solve the equations. Use percent formulas to figure out percentages and unknowns in equations. Find a percentage or work out the percentage given numbers and percent values.