Percent of a number

What is % of ?

Example: 15% VAT on 2,000.

What percent is it?

is what % of ?

Example: 45 marks out of 60.

Increase or decrease

From to

Example: salary went from 1,500 to 1,800.

Discount

Price with % off

Example: a 250 item on a 20% sale.

Add a percent

plus %

Example: a 10% raise or markup.

Find the original

is % of what?

Example: 80 is a 40% part — what was the whole?