If there is one thing in life that I really struggle with, it's Maths. I did reasonably well at School in most other subjects, but for some reason I could not grasp Maths. I am often ashamed at my lack of ability regarding this.
I am one of these people that can work out basic figures in my head, but when it comes to percentages, I am completely lost. For example, if I paid �100 last year for something ,but today I pay �125 for the same thing, I can work out that it is a 25% increase, but If something cost me �35 last year and today it is �45, I cannot work out the % increase, even with a calculator. Please can someone advise me of the formula for working out percentages, or maybe post a link that might help me.
the rules on Percentage increases and decreases are always calculated with respect to the value before the change took place.
so �35 to �45 is a �10 increase
therefore 10 divided by 35 = 0.2857
then multiply by 100 to give to percentage =28,57%
Yeah I know that one for the VAT its how I do it myself. I just never made the connection!
Sheesh I guess you can teach old dogs new tricks after all ;-)
cheers candles