I really can't believe this reply chain has lasted this long. 450 is 15% of 3000. 0.5% of 3000 is 15.
% simply means out of 100. 15/100 * 3000 = 450; 0.5/100 * 3000 = 15; The equations through most of these emails have been right. Nobody seems to actually be reading them. Jonathan said: sum/total * 100 = percentage Karl said: sum = percent*total/100 That's the same thing!!! Stop arguing. However Karl, I'd recommend, for simplicity, you don't separate the percent and the 100. So - (percent/100)*total | Not percent*total/100 It'll help when things get more complicated. Cheers, Ashim The Random Lines www.therandomlines.com On 18 March 2010 13:41, dr.ache <dr.a...@gmx.net> wrote: > sarcasm doesn't make it better. > > Am 18.03.2010 04:12, schrieb Steven Sacks: > > I sincerely apologize for my sarcastic remark regarding the current state >> of the public educational system in America, and for any emotional trauma it >> may have caused to those whose proficiency at arithmetic is equivalent to or >> less than that of an elementary school student. In the future, I will >> moderate my tone accordingly. Apparently, my social maturity is equal to >> their mathematics maturity. >> _______________________________________________ >> Flashcoders mailing list >> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
