Percentage Calculator - % Operator Guide

Overview

The percent (%) operator converts a number to its percentage form by dividing by 100.

Percentages are widely used in business, finance, and statistics.

                
number%           // Convert to decimal

number * percent% // Calculate percentage of a number

Example 1: Calculate percentage value

Input: 25%

Result: 0.25

25% = 25 ÷ 100 = 0.25

Example 2: Calculate percentage of a number

Input: 200 * 15%

Result: 30

15% of 200 equals 30

Example 3: Calculate discounted price

Input: 100 - 100 * 20%

Result: 80

Original price 100, after 20% discount is 80

Example 4: Calculate price with tax

Input: 100 + 100 * 8%

Result: 108

Original price 100, with 8% tax is 108

Example 5: Calculate growth percentage

Input: (150 - 100) / 100 * 100

Result: 50

Growth from 100 to 150 is 50%

Example 6: Combined percentage

Input: 50% + 25%

Result: 0.75

0.5 + 0.25 = 0.75