Multiply 0213 by 100 to get 213 percent. Decrease Original Number - New Number Next divide the decrease by the original. Percent increase new old 100 - 100 where new is the newer quantity or measure and old is the older or original quantity or measure.
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Percentage multipliers allow us to calculate percentage increases and percentage decreases very quickly with one single multiplication. For example if you have a number of 100 and you wish to increase it by 50 multiply 100 by 150 and get the result of 150. In order to figure a percentage increase of anything multiply the number by the percentage. How to Calculate Percentage Decrease Subtract starting value minus final value Divide that amount by the absolute value of the starting value Multiply by 100 to get percent decrease If the percentage is negative it means there was an increase and not an decrease.