How to calculate percentages is easier than you think. Quick, what’s 36% of 25? Or how about 250% of 20? Learn a quick and dirty tip to help you calculate all of those pesky percentages in your head.

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Let's face it: Even the best budgets can't always predict your actual expenses. Things happen. Unexpected costs arise. That's life. That's why it's so useful to review your budget after a project is ...

A percentage calculator helps measure any change in percentage terms and can be used to calculate grades, the difference between two values, increase or decrease in profits, etc. The calculator offers ...

Calculating how far a number has declined from one year to the next is pretty easy if you are only considering a one year period. You subtract the current year's number from last year's number, then ...

Scientific American presents Math Dude by Quick & Dirty Tips. Scientific American and Quick & Dirty Tips are both Macmillan companies. Long time math fans may remember our first foray into the world ...

Let's face it: Even the best budgets can't always predict your actual expenses. Things happen. Unexpected costs arise. That's life. That's why it's so useful to review your budget after a project is ...