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Calculating percentage can be of great help. But when the numbers get bigger, using a program to calculate it becomes much easier. Here is how you can create a program to calculate percentage, in Java .

  1. Plan your program . Though calculating percentage isn't difficult, it is always a good practice to plan your program before beginning to code . Try finding the answers of the following questions: [1]
    • Is your program going to handle large numbers? If yes, then try thinking about ways in which your program can handle large range of numbers. One way of doing this is using a float or long variable instead of int .
  2. Write the code . To calculate percentage, you will need two parameters:
    • The total score (or the maximum possible score); and,
    • The obtained score whose percentage you wish to calculate.
      • For example: If a student scores 30 marks out of 100 in a test, and you wish to calculate the percentage marks scored by the student, 100 is the total marks (or the maximum possible score). 30 is the obtained score whose percentage you wish to calculate.
    • The formula to calculate percentage is:

      Percentage = (Obtained score x 100) / Total Score
    • To get these parameters (inputs) from the user, try using the Scanner function in Java.
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  3. Use the formula given in the previous step to calculate the percentage. Make sure that the variable used for storing the value of percentage is of type float. If not, the answer may not be correct.
    • This is because, the float data-type is 32 bit single precision that even considers decimals in mathematical calculations . Thus, using a float variable, the answer for a mathematical calculation like 5 / 2 (5 divided by 2) will be 2.5
      • If the same calculation (5 / 2) if done using an int variable, the answer will be 2.
      • However, the variables in which you stored the total score and obtained score can be int . Using a float variable for the percentage will automatically convert the int to float ; and the total calculation will be done in float instead of int.
  4. Once the program has calculated the percentage, display it to the user. Use the System.out.print or System.out.println (to print on a new line) function, in Java, for this. [2]
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 import 
 java.util.Scanner 
 ; 
 public 
 class 
 main_class 
 { 
 public 
 static 
 void 
 main 
 ( 
 String 
 [] 
 args 
 ){ 
 int 
 total 
 , 
 score 
 ; 
 float 
 percentage 
 ; 
 Scanner 
 inputNumScanner 
 = 
 new 
 Scanner 
 ( 
 System 
 . 
 in 
 ); 
 System 
 . 
 out 
 . 
 println 
 ( 
 "Enter the total, or max, score: " 
 ); 
 total 
 = 
 inputNumScanner 
 . 
 nextInt 
 (); 
 System 
 . 
 out 
 . 
 println 
 ( 
 "Enter the score obtained: " 
 ); 
 score 
 = 
 inputNumScanner 
 . 
 nextInt 
 (); 
 percentage 
 = 
 ( 
 score 
 * 
 100 
 / 
 total 
 ); 
 System 
 . 
 out 
 . 
 println 
 ( 
 "The percentage is = " 
 + 
 percentage 
 + 
 " %" 
 ); 
 } 
 } 


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  • Question
    How do I write 5.365 as a percentage?
    Community Answer
    536.5% (original number times 100).
  • Question
    Should I use float instead to find percentages? (It's for an exam.)
    Community Answer
    It really depends on the application. A float variable will give you more precise values with decimals, and an int variable will give you rounded whole numbers.
  • Question
    How do I get decimal points instead of zero?
    Community Answer
    You use a float or double instead of int. A double is more accurate, but you won't necessarily use that more than a float.
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