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

 

·         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

 

·         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