The result is a decimal value with percentage number format applied. However, since the price change is not in the table as a separate column, we need to add a step: Applying this approach to the worksheet as shown, the formula in cell E5, copied down, is: For each item in the table, Excel returns a calculated percentage.
Formatting percentages in Excel
In mathematics, a percentage is a number expressed as a fraction of 100. For example, 75% is read as “Seventy-five percent” and is equivalent to 75/100 or 0.75. Accordingly, the values in column E are decimal values. To display these numbers as a percentage with the percent sign (%), the Percentage number format has been applied to E5:E15.
Dave Bruns
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