Excel Percentage Calculator
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Excel Percentage Calculator
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Excel Percentage Calculations
The above Excel Percentage spreadsheet calculates two different types of percentage. These are:
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Percentage Change
Example:
Month 1 sales: $1,000
Month 2 sales: $1,200 Percentage change from Month 1 to Month 2 = +20% i.e. Sales have increased by 20% in Month 2, compared to Month 1. |
Percentage as a Proportion
Example:
Sales of Widgets: $300
Total Sales: $1,000 Sales of Widgets as a proportion of Total Sales = 30% i.e. Sales of Widgets accounted for 30% of the Total Sales. |
For more information, go to Calculating Percentages in Excel.
Functions Used in the Excel Percentage Calculator
The Excel functions and operators used in the above Percentage Spreadsheet are:
| - / operators | The subtraction and division operators are used in the percentage calculations. |
| If function | Used to keep the spreadsheet tidy. If the number fields do not contain numeric values, the result is displayed as a blank cell. |
| Isnumber function | Used to check if numeric values are present in the Number fields of the spreadsheet. |
