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Anonymous
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3 years ago
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Percent decrease measure

Hello,   I'm new to powerbi and need help creating a quick measure to calculate a 5% reduction for a baseline total that I have:   Ex: 5% decrease from 3,170    The 3,170 total is being calcula...
  • Shaurya's avatar
    3 years ago

    Hi Anonymous,

     

    Let's say the measure that calculates the value 3170 is called [Total]. You can calculate 5% reduction by writing a simple measure that takes 95% of 3170 ([Total]).

     

    Use:

     

    Reduction = [Total] * 0.95

     

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