It is similar to finding percentage increase or percentage decrease but it doesnt label the change as an increase or a decrease. Step 2 Divide the percentage by 100 to convert it to a decimal. Option will appear in the dialog box.
Let the original amount be x.
Use this to specify the number of decimal places that you want to display. If want to calculate a percentage increase in Excel ie. For example if you want to increase the number 50 by 20 this can be done in Excel by typing the following formula into any Excel cell. Select the cell containing the number of which you want to find 10.