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Percentage calculator

The three percentage questions everyone actually asks, answered as you type. Nothing you enter leaves this page.

What is X% of Y?

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X is what % of Y?

Change from A to B

X% of Y

X as % of Y

Percent change

The three formulas

X% of Y = Y × X ÷ 100  ·  X as a % of Y = X ÷ Y × 100  ·  change = (B − A) ÷ |A| × 100

The classic mix-up

Percent change is measured against the starting value. Going 80 → 92 is a 15% increase, but 92 → 80 is a 13% decrease — same gap, different base. And a 50% drop needs a 100% gain to get back to even, which is why "percent up then percent down" traps so many people.