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Percentage, Profit and Loss
Percentage Profit and Loss
denoted by ‘%’ Conversion General Terms
1 Buy C.P. (Cost Price)
% = Sell S.P. (Selling Price)
100
Fraction into Percentage Percentage into Profit
Multiply the given fraction by Fraction 1. S.P. > C.P.
100 and put ‘%’ symbol. Remove ‘%’ and divide 2. Profit = S.P. – C.P.
18 18 the number by 100.
e.g. = × 100 % Profit
25 25 40 2 3. Profit % = C.P. × 100
= 18 × 4% = 72% e.g. 40% = 100 = 5
Loss
1. C.P. > S.P.
Decimal into Percentage 2. Loss = C.P. – S.P.
Percentage into Decimal 100 3. Loss % = Loss × 100
Remove ‘%’ symbol and divide Decimal Fraction × 100 C.P.
the number by 100 and write it
in decimal form. Fraction × 100 %
65 35 100 Note
e.g. 65 % = = 0.65 e.g. 0.35 = × = 35% Profit %
100 100 100 and Loss %
5.7 255 100 are always
5.7 % = = .057 0.255 = × = 25.5% calculated on
100 1000 100 cost price.
