How to Add a Percentage to a Price with an Excel Formula – 2 Methods

Importance of Cell Number Formatting in Percentage Calculation

To enter a percentage you have to use Number format.

Steps:

• Enter a decimal number (.12) in D5.

• Go to Home > Number and click the percent ‘%’ symbol.

The decimal number will be displayed as a percentage.

How to Add the Percentage to the Price with an Excel Formula

1. Add Percentage to Price Applying Simple Formula

The dataset showcases a list of grocery items with their old price and the price increment percentage.

Formula 1:

The old price of the Whole Grain Pasta was $10. The price increased by 12%. 1 will be added to 12%, which results in 112%. The older price $10 is multiplied by 112% to get the new price ($11.20).

Steps:

• Use the formula in E5 and press Enter.

• You will see the new price for Whole Grain Pasta. Drag down the Fill Handle (+) to see the new price of the other items.

This is the output.

Formula 2:

• Use the below formula to add percentages to the old price:

Formula 3:

• Use Formula 1 in two steps.
• Add 1 to the increased percentage.

Steps:

• Enter the formula in E5, press Enter, and use the Fill Handle.

• Use the formula in F5 and press Enter.

• Drag down the Fill Handle to see the result in the rest of the cells.

Formula 4:

Multiply the old prices by increased percentages to see the increased amount in USD.

Steps:

• Enter the formula in E5, press Enter, and use the Fill Handle.

• Enter the formula in F5.

The new price for the first grocery item is displayed.

• Drag down the Fill Handle to see the result in the rest of the cells.

Method 2 – Using the Excel ‘Paste Special’ Option to Add a Percentage to the Price

Steps:

• Enter the formula in E5, press Enter, and drag down the Fill Handle.

• Select the Old Prices (C5:C12) and copy them by pressing Ctrl + C.

• Select E5:E12 and right-click. Click Paste Special.

• In the Paste Special dialog box, click Multiply in Operation.
• Click OK.

The new prices will be displayed.

Deduct the Percentage from the Price

Steps:

• Enter the formula in E5.

• Press Enter, copy the formula to the rest of the cells using the Fill Handle, and see the new prices.

Things to Remember

Add parenthesis in the formulas: =C5*(1-D5).  Excel performs multiplication operations before subtraction or addition.

You can also access Paste Special pressing Ctrl + Alt + V.

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