Rules to find the original amount given the result of a percentage increase or decrease. Divide the percentage added to the original by 100. To calculate the new number.
Multiplying the result by 100 will yield the solution in percent rather than decimal form.
You divide your percentage by 100. The calculations and formulas press the button are calculated automatically as you type. The list price has been discounted a total of 25 to arrive at the selling price meaning that the selling price is 75 of the list price. If 5 was taken off then the amount paid represents 95 of the original amount.