that's not finding out the percentage, you know the percentage, 15%. 15% means, 15 in every hundred right?
so 15% of $3000 you find like this... (3000/100) * 15 = 450 (total/100) * percent = amount in plain english, first you need to divide the total by 100, to get 1% of 3000, 1 in every 100 of 3000. then once you have 1%, you multiply by 15 to get your 15%. as david said they're 2 different equations, one to find what percentage of a total a given amount is (which i explained before) and one to work out the amount of a total given a percentage. On 17 March 2010 12:29, Karl DeSaulniers <[email protected]> wrote: > No, that makes TOTAL sense. > but why does 15/3000*100 = 0.5? > > 15% of $3,000 dollars is not 5ยข its $450 > > http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_15_percent_of_3000 > > Maybe my mac calculator is broken? > > Frustrating.. > > > Karl > > > > On Mar 17, 2010, at 6:14 AM, tom rhodes wrote: > > percent = percento = per cento = for/in every 100 > > so when you say 15% you are saying 15 in every 100. soooo.... > > if i have 100 apples and 25 of them are red... > > (25 / 100) * 100 = 25% of the apples are red. > > if i have 200 apples and 25 of them are red... > > (25 / 200) * 100 = 12.5% of the apples are red. > > (amount / total) * 100 = %. > > hth. > > On 17 March 2010 12:02, Karl DeSaulniers <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hmmm, thats interesting then. >> I did a search on google for "15 percent of 3000" and it came back with >> 450. >> I am thinking google doesn't have it wrong, but whoo knows. >> When I run the script with those parameters, it equates correctly >> >> 15 * 3000 / 100 = 450 (15% of 3000) >> however 15 / 3000 * 100 = 0.5 >> >> What am I missing here then if it is not percent*total/100? >> >> Karl >> >> >> >> On Mar 17, 2010, at 4:11 AM, Henrik Andersson wrote: >> >> Karl DeSaulniers wrote: >> >> Hey Jonathan, >>> Isn't it sum*total / 100 = percentage? >>> >>> Karl >>> >>> >>> No, it is not and has never been. *mumbeling about kids these days* >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Flashcoders mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> >> Karl DeSaulniers >> Design Drumm >> http://designdrumm.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Flashcoders mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> >> _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Karl DeSaulniers > Design Drumm > http://designdrumm.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
