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JavaScript: Calculate the percentage of a number

JavaScript Math: Exercise-32 with Solution

Write a JavaScript function to calculate the percentage (%) of a number.

Test Data:
console.log(percentage(1000, 47.12));
471.2

Sample Solution:

JavaScript Code:

// Define a function named percentage that calculates the percentage of a given number.
function percentage(num, per)
{
  // Multiply num by per divided by 100 to find the percentage.
  return (num/100)*per;
}
          
// Output the result of calculating 47.12% of 1000 to the console.
console.log(percentage(1000, 47.12));

Output:

471.2

Flowchart:

Flowchart: JavaScript Math- Calculate the percentage (%) of a number

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