About our percentage of percentage calculator
Thepercentage of a percentageThe Percentage of Percentage Calculator helps you find the nested effect of one percentage applied to another. It's commonly used in layered calculations where two percentage values interact.
Use it to:
Calculate X% of Y% (e.g., 30% of 50%)
Understand layered or combined percentage effects
Apply to real-world financial, business, or shopping scenarios
Quick, clear, and reliable—our percentage of a percentage calculator makes layered percentage math effortless.
FAQs
1. How to calculate percentage of percentage?
It calculates expressions like: What is 30% of 50%?, to calculate follow this formula:
Formula:
Example:
What is 50% of 20%?
This is not 10% of a number — it's 10% in relation to the whole, formed by multiplying two percentages.
2. Real world scenario
- Tax on Commission - You earn a 5% commission, but 30% of that goes to taxes — your net gain is: 70% of 5% = 3.5%
- Stacked Discounts - A product is 20% off during a sale, and you get an additional 10% off on this 20% — the final discount is 10% of 20%, which is 2%, totaling 22% off overall.