To calculate the percentage of a specific number you first convert the percentage number to a decimal. If an item is making 10 profit that means that it is making that profit on the original price. Now divide 10000 by 14 and get 7142857.
The de-facto standard profitability indicator.
Now divide 10000 by 14 and get 7142857. Example for a 35 profit subtract 35 from 100 65 place a decimal in front making it65 and use that as the divisor. To calculate the percentage of a specific number you first convert the percentage number to a decimal. The word per cent means per 100It represented by the symbol.