What is the formula for calculating percentages?

<p data-sourcepos="1:1-1:50">The basic formula for calculating a percentage is:</p><p data-sourcepos="3:1-3:50"><strong>Percentage = (Part / Whole) x 100</strong><sup data-turn-source-index="1">&lt;!-&gt;</sup>&nbsp; &nbsp;&lt;!-&gt;&lt;!-&gt;</p><div>&lt;!-&gt;<div><div><div data-test-id="sources-carousel-source">&lt;!-&gt;</div>&lt;!-&gt;&lt;!-&gt;</div></div>&lt;!-&gt;</div><p>&lt;!-&gt;&lt;!-&gt;&lt;!-&gt;</p><p data-sourcepos="5:1-5:6">Where:</p><ul data-sourcepos="7:1-9:0"><li data-sourcepos="7:1-7:53"><strong>Part:</strong> The specific amount you're interested in.</li><li data-sourcepos="8:1-9:0"><strong>Whole:</strong> The total amount or the original value.</li></ul><p data-sourcepos="10:1-10:24"><strong>Here's how it works:</strong></p><ol data-sourcepos="12:1-14:0"><li data-sourcepos="12:1-12:66"><strong>Divide the "part" by the "whole."</strong> This gives you a decimal.</li><li data-sourcepos="13:1-14:0"><strong>Multiply the decimal by 100.</strong> This converts it into a percentage.</li></ol><p data-sourcepos="15:1-15:12"><strong>Example: </strong>If you have 20 apples out of a total of 50 apples, the percentage of apples you have is:&nbsp; (20 / 50) x 100 = 40%</p>

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