Questions & Answers for: how to figure percentages

...If I bought an item for $289 and it retails for $648, what was my percentage savings? How do I figure this out on a calculator that has a % sign. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Rod Since ...

i would like the percentage between these 2 figures 1,130 & 1,058 i would like the percentage between these 2 figures 1,130 and 1,058.00. Cant remember the formular on how to do it It depends on ...

I can't figure out how to use percent sign? If I want 2/5 as a percentage (which is 40%), I would press [2] [ /] [5] [%] Instead of equal sign, I'll press % sign, which will give the answer as

not knowing how to get the percentage on a figure from a calculator You cannot type a percentage sign, you must use the decimal form. 50%=.50, 35%=.35, etc.... (Divide you percentage by 100)

I have the principal and the amount, how do I figure out the percentage/ The percentage of what? The interest rate? The percentage of the principal to the amount? The percentage growth?

FIGURE PERCENTAGE ON UNPAID BALANCE I HAVE A BILL AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO FIGURE THE PERCENTAGE WHICH IS 12.99% Multiply the amount of the bill by 12.99 then divide by 100.

what percentage is $84,180.26 of $1,580,890.55 I need an answer to this question,. I don't know how to figure percentages Divide 84,180.26 by 1,580,890.55 then multiply by 100 to get about 5.3%.

how to figure out percentage 65 percentage is 195 what is the tatal figure Divide 195 by 0.65 to get 300.

how do you figure out the percentage of a budget The percentage is simply 100 x (things you are interested in / total). So for example the percentage of foodstuffs which go, with the other things to ...