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Percentage Calculator

Three common percentage calculations, all updating live as you type.

What is X% of Y?

X is what percent of Y?

Percentage change from X to Y

What this tool does

This tool covers the three percentage calculations people search for most often: finding a percentage of a number (X% of Y), finding what percentage one number is of another (X is what % of Y), and finding the percentage change between an original and a new value. All three update live as you type, with no "calculate" button to click.

Example use case

Figuring out a 20% tip on a $150 bill, checking what percentage 30 correct answers is out of 150 questions, or calculating how much a price increased from $150 to $180 (a 20% increase) are all everyday calculations that are easy to get wrong doing mental math, especially with decimals involved.

Percentage change, increase, and decrease

Percentage change is calculated as (new − original) ÷ original × 100. A positive result means an increase, a negative result means a decrease — this tool labels which one you're looking at so the sign doesn't need interpreting.