Finding the original amount given the result of a percentage increase or decrease First consider the unknown original amount as x. See the example below. Percent Change Second Value First Value First Value x 100.
This process is the reverse of what you did earlier.
The original cost was 600. Decimal form If the number is given in decimal format it is easy to find the percentage. Here we will use the percentage increase value formula to get the original number from percentage. If the percentage is an increase then add it to 100 if it is a decrease then subtract it from 100.