Math is one of those subjects that will really test your brain.
When we were in school, those math problems really had us thinking.
After we have left school, we would slowly forget all rules and basics of this subject, and weโll just use calculators or programs to do the hard work.
Most of the time, if you have a business that needs to calculates percentages; you will just have to input the data and watch the program magically show you the answer.


While this is convenient, itโs still better for us to be knowledgeable about the math basics.
Ben Stephens, a copywriter, posted a tweet.
In the said tweet, Stephens posted a โfascinating little life hackโ about getting percentages.
The fact is, getting percentages is not that easy.


Who could have known that a simple tweet can change how we solve percentages?
Ben Stephensโ formula is shown as:
x% of y = y% of x
Seeing x and yโs can make you think that it will be hard to understand but donโt panic yet.


This formula is very simple to understand.
Letโs say x is 4 and y is 75, so that will be 4% of 75 = 75% of 4.
Still not clear? Letโs explain the formula in detail.
For example, 4 percent of 75 will take a bit of time to solve, but wouldnโt it be easier to calculate 75% of 4?
Divide that by 100, and youโve got the answer which is 3!
That makes 4% of 75 = 3!


Amazing, right? If you think this is just a coincidence, try it with other problems as well.
Youโll be amazed by how easy it is to calculate percentages.
Of course, this tweet went viral and now has 22.5K likes and more than 8,000 retweets!
People were intrigued by the fact that this simple equation can change how we look or rather compute percentages.
Many people tried the viral math solution for themselves, and they were shocked to see how easy it was!


Letโs dig deeper as to why this math trick works.
Letโs start with this equation:
x% of y
This is mathematically represented as
X_ Y
100
So x over 100 is x% of y, multiplied by y where x and y can commute.
Y_ X
100
By understanding this, youโll see how the math equation works.


Many people were in absolute shock at how easy it is to solve percentages.
Here are some of the hilarious comments about Benโs tweet.
Twitter @lomharshni asked why our trusted Math teachers let us live without knowing this trick.
How could maths teachers let us live without this!
โ Lom Harshni Chauhan (@lomharshni) March 5, 2019
Another Twitter user, @van__Oijen tried it himself and posted it, noting the date that Twitter changed his life.
This is the day Twitter changed my life.
I earn a living as a scientist, juggling numbers every day, and I have never realised this:
X percent of Y is equal to Y percent of X
7% of 50 = 50% of 7 = 3.5
Not sure whether I should be happy or embarrassedโฆ Maybe both. https://t.co/0rpVaJgPUh
โ Antoine van Oijen ๐ฌ๐งซ๐งฌ (@van__Oijen) March 5, 2019


Twitter user @rhodri was in disbelief because, according to him, he quite likes math and he hasnโt realized this possibility until now.
Heโs already 47 by the way!
As someone who Quite Likes Maths I cannot believe I hadnโt realised this until the age of 47. https://t.co/4MFf8DuB6s
โ Rhodri Marsden โ๏ธ (@rhodri) March 6, 2019
Whatโs your first thought when you saw this amazing math trick?
Check out how easy it is to find percentages in the video below โ itโs a game changer!
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