The percent increase the numerical increase between the new and original valuesoriginal value x 100. Increase Increase Original Number 100. So 40 would be 40 divided by 100 or40.
How to find what percent of X is Y.
New Number Original Number The result Original Number 100 100 If your answer is a negative number then this is a percentage decrease. How to Calculate Percentage Increase Subtract final value minus starting value Divide that amount by the absolute value of the starting value Multiply by 100 to get percent increase If the percentage is negative it means there was a decrease and not an increase. If there is an increase in the value of anything then there is an increase in percentage. This will tell us how much bigger the end result is than the original.