What is the easy way to work out the percentage of a large amount
2007-05-10 22:51:24 · 6 answers · asked by N W 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Other - Business & Finance
say you have 325,698 and you want to find the percentage of 33% just type in 325,698 * 0.33 into a calculator to find the percentage
2007-05-10 23:01:03 · answer #1 · answered by DAZ4518 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've just been revising maths with my son for SATs exams and they say find 1% then times that amount by the whole amount. Easy! Learning more now than I ever did at school.
2007-05-11 06:04:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Substitute the percentage for a decimal and multiply by that. For example - 17% of £25000.68
25000.68 x 0.17 = 4250.12
40% of £3000548.00
3000548 x .4 = 1200219.20
2007-05-11 06:06:23 · answer #3 · answered by jayktee96 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Just multiply it by the percentage value, then divide by a hundred. For example, 17% 0f 5,000,000 = 17 x 5,000,000 =85,000,000 knock off two zeros(dividing by a hundred) and you have 850,000
2007-05-11 06:05:57 · answer #4 · answered by busterdomino 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Move the decimal point two gigits to the left. (ie divide by 100) This gives you 1%
Then multiply the result by whatever percent you are looking for.
so to get 13% of 12345678
you get 123456.78 = 1%
then 123456.78*13 = 1604938.14
2007-05-11 06:02:14 · answer #5 · answered by terlan d 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Try taking some zeros away or use the calculator on you computer as it allows for the use of many more digits.
2007-05-11 05:55:59 · answer #6 · answered by Sonell 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋