If the price is discounted from the value, divide the difference by the value and multiply the result by 100%.
Example
An article valued at $30 is discounted to a price of $27.
The discount percentage is $3/$30*100% = 10%.
How To Calculate The Percentage Discount?
If the price is discounted from the value, divide the difference by the value and multiply the result by 100%.
Example
An article valued at $30 is discounted to a price of $27.
The discount percentage is $3/$30*100% = 10%.
*emphasized text*78 divided by 100 = 0.78
60 divided by 0.78 = 76.9230769
The percentage decrease here would be 23.18% to 2 decimal places