on 11/27/05 2:06 PM, Andrew Swanson wrote: > I will dispute what "15%" means. 15% is 0.15. OK, I give up. It looks like some people will just always insist that percentages are numbers rather than ratios. 15% is a ratio, .15 is a tool we use to calculate the value of 15%. Both are meaningless without an operand. You can refuse to accept it, and we will just move on.