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Percentages are Reversible

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percentage
8
value
25
8%
of
25
is
2.
25%
of
8
is
2.
Arithmetic multiplication is commutative,
a×b=b×a
. As a consequence, values in a percentage calculation are reversible. When doing such calculations mentally, sometimes it is easier to swap the percentage and value.
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