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Add percent on multiply numbers in excel automaticly
As the article you refer to mentions, if you want to increase a number by 25% (instead of multiply a number with 25%), you have to use a formula such as =1.96*(1+25%)
You can use cell references instead of literal numbers, of course, e.g. =A2*(1+25%)
Ok, but how do i do that in excel, show me thanks.
I do this now:
i write 25 % i a column, copy paste that and then mark all the numbers in the excel file that i want to increase with 25%. then i rihght click on the nukmbers i want to increase, choose paste in special and then i choose value and multiply and all the numbers change but only the percent increase not the total new number.
Increasing by 25% means that the new value is 100% of the old value + 25% of the old value, so 125% of the old value. In other words, you have to multiply with 125%, not 25%.
So you should enter 125% in an empty cell, then proceed as before.