How to calculate the percentage increase?

like, an increase from 50 to 60 is how much percentage increase. that kind of questions..How to calculate the percentage increase?
Formula = Increase or decrease / Original value X 100 %
Percent change = 100*[(new value) - (original value)]/(original value)

From 50 to 60: %change = 100(60-50)/50 = 20% (positive value indicates it's a percentage increase)
From 60 to 50: %change = 100(50-60)/60 鈮?-16.7% (negative value indicates it's a percentage decrease)

Note that the percent change going from 50 to 60 is a different absolute value than the percent change going from 60 to 50. That's because the percent change is always based on the starting value, not the ending value.How to calculate the percentage increase?
60/50 is 1.2 or 120%. So it is like a 20% increase.



You convert the decimal fraction to percent by moving the decimal two points to the right.

Where does the 100% go?



You have to understand what you are doing. 5/6 is a fraction of about 83 percent.



But when you take 6/5, it is 120% when you say, six is 120% of five, but it is 20% when you say, "six is 20% more than five.".



You have to interpret the number in context and make a decision, and more is one keyword that might clue you to just take the increase.
Difference between the 2 values diviided by the original value times 100 . (60-50)/50 *100=20%How to calculate the percentage increase?
(60 - 50)/50 = 10/50 = 1/5 = 0.2 = 20% increase
If the question asks for an increase, it is based on the first number: 50



50 to 60 is an increase of 10



10/50 = 1/5 = .2 or 20%.
60/50 =1.20--%26gt; 20 percent rise