How to decrease the number - 20
by 0.1% of its value?
Value of Percentage Decrease. New Value
- A percentage value is nothing but a fraction with a denominator of 100:
- 0.1% = 0.1/100 = 0.1 ÷ 100 = 0.001
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- To decrease a negative number, don't subtract from it, but add to it the 'Value of Percentage Decrease'.
- To decrease a positive number, subtract from it the 'Value of Percentage Decrease'.
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Value of Percentage Decrease =
Percentage of the Decrease % × The original value =
0.1% × - 20
New Value =
The original value - Value of Percentage Decrease =
- 20 + (0.1% × - 20)
1. Calculate the End Value
decreased by a percentage of its Initial Value
End Value =
- 20 + Value of Percentage Decrease =
- 20 + (0.1% × - 20) =
- 20 + 0.1% × - 20 =
(- 20 is a common factor)
(1 + 0.1%) × - 20 =
(100% + 0.1%) × - 20 =
100.1% × - 20 =
100.1 ÷ 100 × - 20 =
100.1 × - 20 ÷ 100 =
- 2,002 ÷ 100 =
- 20.02
2. Value of Percentage Decrease
It can be calculated in two ways.
The first method:
Value of Percentage Decrease =
Percentage of the Decrease % × The original value =
0.1% × - 20
The second method:
Value of Percentage Decrease =
The original value - New Value
Value of Percentage Decrease =
0.02
The end value: - 20 decreased by 0.1% percent = - 20.02
Value of Percentage Decrease = 0.02