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In this tutorial, you will lean a quick way to calculate percentages in Excel, find the basic percentage formula and a few more formulas for calculating percentage increase, percent of total and more. Continue reading →

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  1. please how can convert a number to any percentage of my choice using excel worksheet
    for example, i want to convert 15 to 20%

  2. I want to calculate the relative percentage between columns

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  3. Hi I want to raise precentage between in two address like coulum a has a long sentence & coulm b has a small sentence then I want result in cell c that how many percentage do match coulum b address with coulum a.

    Please help for getting my result

  4. Name Tamil English Maths Science
    All 55 98 65 65
    Ball 65 58 25 89
    Cat 100 100 100 100

    In this scenario I need Mr. ball marks in maths . is there any formula?

  5. I am sorry if this has been covered above, please do let me know if this is the case....

    What I'd like to know is how can I generate various plus and minus percentages for a number? for instance, if I have to find out the values above and below the ranges of 1,5 and 10 percent? in one column I have the numbers I would like to work with and in the next columns I have plus 10%, minus 10%, plus 5%, minus 5%, plus 1% and minus 1%... Is there a way I can make excel work out the percentage values for the number in that column? Surely there's a quicker way than the old calculator method. Any help or tips would be greatly appreciated. thank you!

  6. Hi,

    I want to calculate the percentage of calls made per people in the room. For example there are 16 people in the room and I've made 50 calls between them. What is the percentage?

    1. Hi, Phillip,

      To begin with, you need to calculate the number of calls per person.
      If A1 – 16 people, B1 – 50 calls, then C1:
      =B1/A1
      And then in D1 you can count the percentage:
      =C1/B1
      Make sure to convert your number to percentage (Home tab > Number group > Percentage).

  7. Hi I want to calculate the PayPal fee on a spreadsheet.

    So this is how my chart is looking
    A B C D
    4 nights accommodation without breakfast @ 200 800
    Deposit 250 550
    Paypal fee 4%
    Total due

    So how do I calculate the Paypal fee and the total due

  8. suppose i have a product and i want to sell it to rs 3750 instead of 6300 but i want to know how much i gave discount percentage to a customer

  9. Hi guys i was a little bit confused how to calculate % in salary issues. your explanation is highly appreciated.Thanks.

    for example;
    1) 15% of 100 is
    15*100/100 = 15 <--- I think this is Mathematically correct
    Remaining = 85
    --------------------------------------------------------
    2) In other calculation <--- Most of the time i observe it in salary
    100/1.15 = 13.043
    Remaining = 86.956

    So, my question is which is wright & why?

  10. Bassic Amount 450.00 (A1 - 450)
    + 8% (C1 - 8%)
    + 1.25% (D1 - 1.25%)
    = 41.625
    + 5.00 (E1 - 5)
    + 65.00 (F1 - 65)
    = 111.625
    + 15% (G1 - 15%)
    = 128.36875
    + 27.00 {=A1*(1+B1) [B1 - 6%]}
    = 155.36875 ( What will be formula for this in excel )

  11. Hello

    Can someone help.. 1000 filled excel column and 5 rows, in first column A1-A1000 is filled with 20 person names (repeated names) and i want system to calculate 10 % of each person a display in F1:--(column) from column B or C (Which is filled with some unique number).... Do we have any formula for these.

  12. HOW TO GET PERCENT OF ANY TOTAL

  13. Hi

    I have 3 members of staff and I have found out how many calls come through my service desk as a percentage, however now I want to display as a percentage how many tickets they respond to based on their 33% allocation.

    in essence

    I want to change 33% to 100 percent is this possible ?

  14. What I'm trying to figure out is what percentage is a word in a column. For example, if the column is colors, I want to put in a formula that tells me what percentage is the color blue in the column.

    Thanks!

  15. I need to get 20% of column M to on in column N for the whole spreadsheet

  16. I currently receive a monthly amount that will increase by 3% in March of every year over a 40 year term. Can you please help with the formula

  17. Hi,
    How do I calculate 15% of a total figure.

  18. I am currently using this formula to determine if 100% has been claimed in INV 01 to show on INV 02. However if INV 01 is 70% how to i change the formula to read the difference of 30%?

    Current Formula used - =IF('INV 01'!C1=100%,100%,"")

  19. I want to calculate 3% discount from the given total.So what formula should i use.???Can u help me..???

  20. thanks it's very helpful for me ....

  21. very helpfull

  22. 650=100%
    430=?

    1. 430 is variable

  23. Hi,
    Example in rows heading have cost value is 100 & discount value is 10percent, like that if I change heading discount value is 15percent there should change discount value also, plz reply for this formula

  24. what should do to get 108 man hours for a month in excel

  25. 62.23x10% excel formula please

  26. 2012 National Employment Matrix Total 2012 Total 2022 (Projected) Change 2012-2022 (#) Change 2012-2022 (%) % Distribution 2012 % Distribution 2022 Number Rate
    Total, ALL OCCUPATIONS (00-0000) 145,356.00 160,983.90 15,627.90 10.8% 100.0% 100.0% 23.37%
    Management Occupations (11-0000) 8,861.50 9,498.00 636.50 7.2% 6.1% 5.9% 19.87%

    In column H, create calculations to determine the number of jobs available based on the need to replace existing workers who have left the field (e.g., due to retirement or moving to a different job field).

    Column I displays the percentage of replacement needs in each major category. Use these percentages in your calculations.

  27. I need a formula that will tell me what percent to put on a number that I can take 5% back off of and get the same number. example $1.00 x what percent = a number that when 5% is taken off of will equal $1.00

  28. how to add 5% and 15% discount in one excel sheet.two product have different discount .thank you

  29. i love it really
    thank you
    i understand easily excel function

  30. i love it really
    thank you

  31. Hi... i need help.. how to split amount according to item size..
    Ex: the cost price is $30.00 and the item is a box set of 10, what is the easiest formula in excel to split the box from biggest to smallest (set of 10) with the same total of $30.00.. thank you..

  32. Hi I'm looking for the function to calculate the % of the total budget spent monthly. Example the budget is one category is 4498.00 and we have spent 1148.49 as of the end of October. What percentage have we spent?

  33. Alternative for F4

  34. Dear Team I have one query, kindly help me regarding that,
    Same cell I am using for heading and formula in percentage, but it's not working
    example,
    ="Total: "SUM(A2:A10)=> this result should be show in percentage

  35. Hi!

    Good morning
    How to get mean % increase for three years?
    Ex. 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016
    647,342 355,726.65 276,253.35

    I hope you can help me regarding this query.
    Thank you and more power!

    Merly

  36. Using absolute cell references as necessary so that you can copy the formula, in cell F4, construct a formula to calculate the percent of total sales for the first product. Copy the formula down for the remaining products.

    I don't understand this question at all. If someone could explain it that would be awesome. Thanks!

  37. I am very satisfied the way to explain with snapshot.
    i have a question. i want to count 100% above value. please guide
    for exapmle

    12 67 558%
    375 120 32%
    171 72 42%
    180 87 48%
    188 238 127%
    298 19 6%
    80 83 104%
    538 109 20%
    42 17 40%
    69 24 35%
    85 89 105%
    98 19 19%
    72 40 55%
    144 10 7%
    21 24 113%
    76 77 102%
    12 19 158%
    69 47 68%
    12 2 17%
    26 26 102%
    43 6 14%
    22 10 45%
    12 30 250%
    17 23 138%
    12 6 50%
    12 3 25%
    12 1 8%
    21 10 47%
    21 8 38%
    12 1 8%
    12 7 58%
    11 6 54%
    11 6 54%
    28 4 14%
    13 7 52%
    12 8 67%
    13 19 142%
    18 19 107%
    12 1 8%
    26 4 16%
    22 5 22%
    12 19 158%
    12 17 142%
    16 5 32%
    11 2 18%
    17 8 48%
    38 5 13%
    17 5 30%
    12 6 50%
    12 16 133%
    24 8 33%
    12 7 58%
    12 8 67%
    12 5 42%
    12 16 133%
    12 17 142%
    30 15 50%
    18 8 45%
    16 5 32%
    12 18 150%
    11 5 45%
    26 2 8%

  38. how we get percentage with percentage in a cell
    Exp. 100 (100*80%)+(80*12%)= 89.6 in a one cell

  39. Hi Svetlana.

    I want to follow % calc as you wrote above for entire column, but not able because of excel 2016 paste special appears different way. Could you explain please? thank you

    1. Hi Jey,

      In my Excel 2016, Paste Special seems to be the same as in the screenshots. Anyway, you can use the Paste Special shortcut that works in all Excel versions since 2007. So, here are the steps:

      1. Input your percentage formula (like =1+20%) in an empty cell, select it and press Crtl+C to copy the cell.

      2. Select the column (or a range of cells) that you want to increase/reduce by %, and press Ctrl+Alt+V to open the Paste Special dialog.

      3. Select "Multiply" or press M, and hit Enter. Done!

  40. Having difficulty figuring my "IF" out.
    Example:
    Cell N5 through N16 has basic numbers identified as how many days. The day numbers should no exceed 15. If, in the case I am going to use N16 as an example, exceeds 15 by 5 so it would become 20. What is the percentage of days that ran on time? How do I create that formula?

  41. I know it must be me but I have spent literally hours trying to find the answer to my percentage problem and have all but given up. It can't be that difficult.
    i have a register of students with for example 111101110 showing an individual's attendance and absence. What is the formula I need to use to show the % he/she attended - this is just so frustrating. Let's assume the register shows the marks in row D.

    1. Hello Derek,

      Is my understanding correct that for each student you have 1's and 0's in separate cells in the same row? If so, you can use the following formula to calculate the percentage of 1's in row 2, columns B to E:
      =COUNTIF(B2:E2, 1)/COUNTIF(B2:E2, "<>"&"")

      If your register is organized differently, please provide the details.

  42. You are the owner of the on‐line computer and accessories store called Super Star. Daily you get
    details of transactions for that day in the evenings. You have a discount policy that all orders above
    Rs.5,000 get 5% discount and those that are above Rs.10,000 get 10% discount. The Super Star Club
    Members get 15% discount on all orders plus standard discount if their orders are above Rs5,000 or
    Rs10,00

  43. Hey,

    Can anybody help me to calculate below formula in excel.

    =100-(10*5)*10%

    Please answer me
    Thanks

  44. The fees is $1750,$1750,$1900,$1900,$2050 so please help me how to get the building donation using formula 10% of fees

  45. hello, i have vehicles on my site for any given time but i must have them completed and returned within 8 hours ( 480 minutes )

    i want the 480 minutes to be 100% and need to calculate how long one is on site.

    ie,
    one is here 480 mintues =100%
    one is here 240 minutes =50%
    one is here 720 minutes =150%

    Do you know how i would do the formular?

    Thanks

  46. The projected revenue for Jan, Feb and Mar are $1000, $2000, and $2500 respectively. The projected expenses as a percentage of revenue for each month are: Rent = 25%, Operating Expenses = 35%, Administrative expenses = 10% and Miscellaneous expenses = 8.5%. Create a projected Income Statement and formatted it so it looks good

    Month Rev Rent Operating Expense Admin Expenses Misc. Expenses Total Expenses Net Income
    Jan $1,000.00
    Feb $2,000.00
    Mar $2,500.00

    Rent Operating Expense Admin Expenses Misc. Expenses
    25.00% 35.00% 10.00% 8.50%

    1. how do I find a formula for the pecentage

  47. For example
    Coloum A
    25
    10
    10
    5
    20
    30
    Down in total i want 100%, Above in breakup
    Hlp me in Formula

  48. BRA 1106 430466
    JFH 2245 473809
    MENS PREMIUM 3120 698216
    MODERN CLASSIC 1868 464180
    SOCKS 795 102146
    SPORTS 3479 1437586
    TOWELS 209 35307
    Total 12910 3669494

    How do i remove Contribution percantage wise ???

  49. if 80%-99.9% of the target will get 75RS, >=100%-120% rs.150, and >=120% will get 200, how to calculate in excel.

  50. Hi Need some help. I have a decimal .086 that is equal to 100% or $400.00.

    Now an excel spreadsheet wish to work out (don't know if one can use the if command) I need to calculate the dollar amount at say 65% of .086 returning a $ amount.

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