How to Calculate Percentage Change on a Calculator

By Society & Culture & Entertainment Last updated Wednesday, April/10/2024

1). Enter the final amount. For example, if you were calculating the percentage change of your salary and it increased from $53,000 to $56,000, enter "56,000."
2). Push the subtraction sign.
3). Enter the original amount. In this example, enter "53,000."
4). Push the equals sign to have your calculator display the difference. In this example, your calculator should show "3,000."
5). Push the division sign.
6). Enter the original amount. In this example, enter "53,000."
7). Push the multiplication sign. In this example, your calculator will display 0.0566037735849057.
8). Enter "100" to multiply by 100 and convert to a percentage.
9). Push the equals sign to have your calculator display the percentage change. In this example, your calculator will display 5.660377358490566, meaning your salary increased by about 5.66 percent.

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