How to calculate a percentage in excel?

[zebidee1]

If anyone can help, please please do it in very simple terms. I'm struggling to get my head round excel things here. :rolleyes:

I have added up a column of numbers in an excel worksheet and got the total showing in a cell at the bottom.

So far so good, lol.

I now need to find out what 5% of the total is and show that in a cell underneath.

Then I want to add the two sub totals together (I can do that bit ).

So far I've been using a calculator and inserting the percentage amount manually, but there must be an easier way?

Thanks if anyone can help me.

[Need_More_Money]

multiply the total by 0.05

[zebidee1]

Thanks, but I don't know how to do that. I've only just learned how to add using the sideways m thing in the toolbar.

Sorry I need baby instruction.

[Need_More_Money]

Originally Posted by zebidee1

Thanks, but I don't know how to do that. I've only just learned how to add using the sideways m thing in the toolbar.

Sorry I need baby instruction.

ok. assuming your total is in the cell C10.
in the cell underneath, type =0.05*C10
change C10 to be the cell your total is actually in.
does that help?

[zebidee1]

YES! THANK YOU!!!!

Soooooo happy now. Doesn't take much does it? Lol.

[bingo bango]

If you need to show the percentage in a separate cell, then it needs a formula.
For talk's sake, the subtotal you already have is in cell F22.

In F24 (or wherever it is being displayed), you need to write =(F22/100)*5 - This gives you the 5% figure.
An alternative is =F22*0.05

If you just want to display the percentage and the subtotal in F22 added to give another figure, without needing to show the 5% figure, then you need something like: =F22+((F22/100)*5)

HTH