In this article, we will learn about how to calculate the old or original number from the percent value and new or updated amount in excel using a formula.
To find the old amount when the new amount and its percentage increase value is given use the formula mentioned in the article.
Generic formula:
Percent increase :
Let’s understand this formula using in the example shown below.
Here we will use the percentage increase value formula to get the original number from percentage. See the example below.
Use the Generic Formula in D3 cell
Explanation : The new amount will be divided by the percentage change plus one.
Here the values to the function are given as cell reference.
As you can see in the above snapshot the first original amount before increment is $ 7,000.00 . Here we have done the reverse calculation of percentage.
Copy the formula in the remaining cells using Ctrl + D shortcut, to get the original amount for the rest of the values in the table.
In the above snapshot the mathematical formula used to get the old amount in the excel.
Notes :
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