A percent (or percentage) of a number is one hundredth of this number: the number in question is divided by 100. Calcute implements it using either the pct function or, equivalently, the % (percent) operator. For example pct(23) = 23% = 23/100.
pct(23) 0.23
23% 0.23
Note that the percent operator (%) has higher precedence than the addition operator (+) in calculations. An operation like
23 + 23*10% 25.3
23 * 110% 25.3