Hi. A spreadsheet is a different way of working. At school we would have
learned 556.85 /646.15*100 to calculate the percentage but formatting in
the spreadsheet as a percentage saves multiplying by 100.
steve

On 2011-09-26 16:49, James wrote:
> On 09/25/11 23:10, Tom Davies wrote:
>> Hi :)
>> Ok, say the numbers are written along the top row such that
>>
>> A1 = 646.15
>> A2 = 556.85
>>
>> then
>>
>> A4 = A2/A1
>>
>> Click on A4 and go up to the menus at the top to choose
>>
>> Format - Cell - Number
>> in the first box "Category" select "Percentage"
>>
>> I think it's better to avoid keying in the currency symbol and just
>> format those cells as "Currency" instead of as "Percentages".  That
>> way you still get the currency symbol anyway but don't have to type
>> it in.  It also avoids confusions.  Note that i left a gap between
>> the data and the calculation purely because i think it looks nicer.
> Thanks for the solution.
> I feel stupid for making it seem hard. :-)
>>  
>> Regards from
>> Tom :)
>>
>>
>> --- On Mon, 26/9/11, James<[email protected]>  wrote:
>>
>> From: James<[email protected]>
>> Subject: [libreoffice-users] percentage to get number in Calc
>> To: "libreoffice-users Mailing List"<[email protected]>
>> Date: Monday, 26 September, 2011, 3:46
>>
>> I have a number $646.15
>> and a number $556.85
>> How do I make a formula in a new cell that is the percentage of the
>> first number that equals the second number?
>>
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