Percentages: Formulas, Tricks and Shortcuts

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In this article, we provide you a short and e ective summary for Percentages. We cover a list of 15
formulas and short-cuts that you can use for Percentage questions. The following is a list of
important formulas for Percentage: 2
1. Percent implies “for every hundred”.
% is read as percentage and x % is read as x per cent.
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2. To calculate p % of y
Enter (p/100) x y = here...
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 p % of y = y % of p

3. To nd what percentage of x is y: y/x × 100

4. To calculate percentage change in value

Percentage change = {change/(initial value)} x 100

5. Percentage point change = Di erence of two percentage gures

6. Increase N by S % = N( 1+ S/100 )

7. Decrease N by S % = N (1 – S/100)

8. If the value of an item goes up/down by x%, the percentage reduction/increment to be now made
to bring it back to the original point is 100x/ (100 + x) %.

9. If A is x% more /less than B, then B is 100x/(100 + x) % less/more than A.

10. If the price of an item goes up/down by x %, then the quantity consumed should be reduced by
100x/ (100 + x)% so that the total expenditure remains the same.

11. Successive Percentage Change

If there are successive percentage increases of a % and b%, the e ective percentage increase is:
{(a + b + (ab/100)}%

12. Percentage – Ratio Equivalence:

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 N is Numerator
D is the Denominator

13. Product Stability Ratio:

A×B=P
If A is increased by a certain percentage, then B is required to be decreased by a certain percentage
to keep the product P stable.

Expressing the percentage gures in ratios:

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Percentages: The Complete Lesson
Table of Contents
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 Concept Articles
Percentages: Basic Concepts
Comparing Two Percentages
Successive Percentage Change
Percentages: Product Constancy Ratio
Percentages, Fractions and Ratios
Percentages:Types of Problems/Questions-1
Percentages:Types of Problems/Questions-2
Percentages: Formulas, Tricks and Shortcuts

Exercises
Percentages: Basic Concepts Exercise
Comparison of Percentages Exercise
Successive Percentage Change Exercise
Percentages: Product Constancy Ratio Exercise
Percentages: Practice Exercise-1
Percentages: Practice Exercise-2
Percentages: Practice Exercise-3
Percentages: Practice Exercise-4

Tests

Percentage Test-1
Percentage Test-2
Percentage Test-3
Percentage Test-4

Percentage Test-5
Percentage Test-6
Percentage Test-7
Percentage Test-8

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4 Comments
Gaurav kumar on May 10, 2018 at 5:58 pm
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