Quick math question...

[smkiya]

How do you calculate a % increase? For example, if I start with 130 and end with 320 what was the percentage increase?

Thanks Dis friends!

 

[Jestocost]

Subtract 130 from 320 and divide by 130. A 146% increase in this case.

 

[smkiya]

Thanks!
I was totally doing it all wrong. I hate when I feel like a dunce.

 

[damo]

Subtract 130 from 320 and divide by 130. A 146% increase in this case.

You have to also multiply by 100 after this to get the 146%.

 

[sbell111]

Subtract 130 from 320 and divide by 130. A 146% increase in this case.

Alternatively, you can devide 320 by 130 and subtract one. Then simply convert to percent.

 

[BCDisneyFanatic]

To calculate percent increase or percent decrease, subtract the initial amount from the final amount, and then divide that difference by the initial amount. Multiply the result by 100 to get a percentage.

A percent increase will give you a positive answer, while a percent decrease will be negative.