How this tool works
New dimensions = original dimensions x scale percentage. Pixels = width x height.
Scale image dimensions by percentage and estimate total pixels.
New dimensions = original dimensions x scale percentage. Pixels = width x height.
New width and height are calculated from the resize percentage. Total pixels are width multiplied by height.
A 4000 x 3000 image resized to 50% becomes 2000 x 1500, which is one quarter of the original pixel count.
Reducing width by half also reduces height by half, so total pixels fall much more than many people expect.