Numbers: Percentages

Percentage of some set of items from a larger set of items

Eg. If there are 10 red balls, 35 blue balls and 5 yellow balls in a box, then the box contains 20% red balls (10/50 × 100), 70% blue balls (35/50 × 100), and 10% yellow balls (5/50 × 100).

Percentage increase

% increase = [(increase in quantity) / (original quantity)] × 100

Percentage decrease

% decrease = [(decrease in quantity) / (original quantity)] × 100