Calculating Percent Formula in MS Excel

Calculating Percent Formula 

In Microsoft Excel, you can calculate the percentage of a number by multiplying it by a percentage represented as a decimal. To convert a percentage to a decimal, divide it by 100. For example, 50% can be written as 0.5 as a decimal.

Here's an example of a formula to calculate the percentage of a number:

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=number * percentage

Replace "number" with the cell reference or value of the number you want to find the percentage of and replace "percentage" with the decimal representation of the percentage you want to use.

For example, if you want to find 50% of the value in cell A1, the formula would be:

=A1 * 0.5

You can also use the PERCENTAGE function to calculate a percentage:

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=PERCENTAGE(part, total)

• part is the part you want to find the percentage of.
• total is the whole.

For example, if you want to find 50% of the value in cell A1, and the total is in cell A2, the formula would be:

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=PERCENTAGE(A1, A2)

This formula calculates the percentage of A1 as a fraction of A2.