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Percent formulas
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Percent of a Number | Multiply the number by the percent in decimal form |
| percent proportion | is/of = %/100 or part/whole = percent/100 |
| percent equation | part = percent x whole or p = (n)(w) |
| percent of change | [(new - original)/ original] x 100 |
| Sales tax | (price of item)(percent in decimal form) |
| Total price | find sales tax and add to price or, Add the sales tax % to 100%, change to decimal form and multiply to price |
| discount | (price of item)(percent in decimal form) |
| discount price | Find the amount of discount then subtract from price or, subtract the discount % from 100%, turn the answer into a decimal, then multiply to the price |