0125 X 100 125. When the new value is greater then the old value it is a percentage increase otherwise it is a decrease. The formula for calculating percent increase used in our percentage increase calculator is.
Of course that results in 325 which is the wrong answer though it would be the right answer if 50 was the gross profit percentage rather than a mark-up percentage.
Now to change the decimal to a percent multiply the number by 100. Then we solve the problem as follows. First subtract to find the amount of change. Next divide the amount of change by the original amount.