Thursday, February 2, 2012

How do I calculate percentage increase?

What is the formula for percetage increase? For example I'm trying to calulate the origional number. Number is $108.90, it increase 8.9%, how do I get back to the origonal number which is $100? What is this formula.



Or once again. Number is $136.13, increase 8.9% how do I get back to $125?



How do I know going backwards what the old number was after increasing 8.9%



Thanks!How do I calculate percentage increase?
If you want to increase something by a certain percent, what you do is multiply the original by (100% + increase%)



For example, for a 8.9% increase, you would multiply the original $125 by 108.9%

new = old * (100+x)%, where x is the increased percent

new = 125 * 1.089

new = 136.13



So to go backwards, you would divide by the same total percent increase.

old = new / (100+x)%

old = 136.13 / 1.089

old = 125
Question 1

108.9%%26lt;----%26gt;$108.90

100%%26lt;---%26gt;(100 / 108.9) x $108.90 = $100



Question 2

108.9%%26lt;----%26gt;$136.13

100%%26lt;---%26gt;(100/108.9) x $136.13 = $125How do I calculate percentage increase?
Formula is :

Original Number = [N x 100] / (100 + p)

where N = increased number,

p = percentage increase.

Examples :

(1) N = $108.90, p = 8.9 then

Original Number = [$108.90 x 100] /

(100 + 8.9)

= $10890 / 108.90

= $100.00

(2) N = 136.13, p = 8.9 then

Original Number = [$136.13 x 100] /

(100 + 8.9)

= $13613 / 108.90

= $ 125.00
divide the percent increase by 100



8.9/100 = .089



The algebraic formula is then



x + .089x = 108.9



1.089x = 108.9

divide both sides by 1.089



x = 100



The formula will hold for all cases of percent increase to find the original number.



x + .089x = 136.13

1.089x = 136.13

x = 125.00How do I calculate percentage increase?
1st question:

= $108.90 / (1 + 8.9%)

= $108.90 / (1 + 0.089)

= $108.90 / 1.089

= $100.00



2nd question: The exact original amount is $136.125 instead of $136.13 which was already rounded by dropping 0.005 and increasing the cents by 0.01 from 0.12 to 0.13.

= $136.125 / (1 + 8.9%)

= $136.125 / (1 + 0.089)

= $136.125 / 1.089

= $125.00
original number = new number / (1 + %/100)



example:

original no. = 136.13 / (1+8.9/100)

= 136.13 / (1+0.089)

= 136.13 / 1.089

= 125.00
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