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  • 23-02-2006 10:22am
    #1
    dubtom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,084 ✭✭✭


    Can anyone tell me how to calculate a percentage of a number. For example, if I want to get 35% of 700. I was told to multiply by 100 and then divide by 65, which would give 1076, then subtract the 700 =376. Even though I'm a thicko when it comes to maths I can see that figure is over 50%.Any help.


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  • #2
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,317 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    You have it the wrong way around.

    To get 35% of a number, multiply it by 35/100

    That is, divide by 100 and multiply by 35.


  • #3
    dubtom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,084 ✭✭✭dubtom


    Excellent Sheamus, thank you. That's just saved me 100 quid.


  • #4
    Single Cell
    Closed Accounts Posts: 21 ✭Single Cell


    DubTom



    35% of 100....Or 35% of any number .... just multiply by 0.35 NO division needed.


  • #5
    Bill McH
    Closed Accounts Posts: 169 ✭✭Bill McH


    Single Cell wrote:
    DubTom
    35% of 100....Or 35% of any number .... just multiply by 0.35 NO division needed.
    Of course you're dead right, Single Cell, that is the easiest way. But for some reason, I've always found it easier to remember to divide the number by 100 to get 1% of the number, then multiply that 1% by (say) 35 to get 35 percents (so to speak):o. Multiplying things by 0.35 doesn't come easy to everyone, from the point of view of being able to visualise that you're definitely going to end up with the right figure. That's my excuse, anyway:) Maybe it's a rule that DubTom could use.


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