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Percent to Goal Calculator

Use this percent to goal calculator to determine what percentage of a goal you have achieved.

Clear
Progress64%3,200 of 5,000
Remaining1,80036% still to go
Overshoot—target not yet met

The formula

progress = current ÷ goal × 100

What a percentage is

"Per cent" means "per hundred", so a percentage is just a fraction with 100 on the bottom. 15% is 15/100, which is 0.15 as a decimal. Every percentage calculation is therefore multiplication or division by a decimal — the percent sign is bookkeeping, not a new operation.

The three questions

Almost every percentage problem is one of three:

  • What is P% of N? Multiply: N × P/100
  • A is what percent of B? Divide: A/B × 100
  • A is P% of what? Divide the other way: A ÷ (P/100)

Recognising which one you have is most of the work; the arithmetic is straightforward once you do.