Question

How to calculate percentage difference in VB.NET

Answer 1

Module Module1

    Sub Main()

        Dim price As Double = 1499, new_price As Double = 1299

        Dim percentage As Double = (Math.Abs(price - new_price) / price) * 100

        Console.WriteLine("Price decrease by {0}%", percentage)

    End Sub

End Module

' run:
' 
' Price decrease by 13.3422281521014%

 

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Answer 2

Module Module1

    Sub Main()

        Dim price As Double = 1299, new_price As Double = 1499

        Dim percentage As Double = (Math.Abs(price - new_price) / price) * 100

        Console.WriteLine("Price increase by {0}%", percentage)

    End Sub

End Module

' run:
' 
' Price increase by 15.3964588144727%

 

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