Calculate Percentages on your finger tips
- In order to calculate 1% of any number, we simply put a decimal after the second digit from right hand side.
Ex: 1% of 544 = 5.44
- To calculate 10% of any number, we put a decimal after the first digit from the right.
Ex: 10% of
544 = 54.4
- Calculating 100% of a number is the easiest. We simply write the given number as it is.
Ex: 100% of 544 = 544
- To Calculate 50% of a number, we half the number by dividing it by 2.
Ex: 50% of 544/2 = 272
- Calculating 5% of a number is also not very difficult. First calculate 10% of the number and then half the value by dividing it by 2.
Ex: 5% of 544 =?
First calculate 10% of 544
10% of 544 =
54.4
And then
half the value
i.e. 54.4/2 = 27.2
- To calculate 15% of a number, we follow these steps:
Step 1: Calculate the 10% of the number.
Step 2: Calculate the 5% of the number.
Step 3: Add the values obtained in Step 1 and Step 2.
Ex: 15% of 544 = ?
Step 1: 10% of 544 = 54.4
Step 2: 5% of 544 = 27.2
Step 3: 54.4 + 27.2 = 81.6
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To
calculate 60% of a number, we follow these steps:
Step 1: Calculate the 50% of the number.
Step 2: Calculate the 10% of the number.
Step 3: Add the values obtained in Step 1 and Step 2
Ex: 60% of 544 = ?
Step 1: 50% of 544 = 272
Step 2: 10% of 544 = 54.4
Step 3: 272 + 54.4 = 326.4
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To
calculate 95% of a number, we follow these steps:
Step 1: Calculate the 5% of the number.
Step 2: Subtract the value obtained in step 1 from the
number.
Ex: 95% of 544 = ?
Step 1: 5% of 544 = 27.2
Step 2: 544 - 27.2 = 516.8
