[X4U] Tiger's Calculator.app no longer does percentages?

[Kuestner, Bjoern]

> No. 15% is *not* always 0.15. 
> However, 15% IS always 15/100 x n, where n is any value between 
> -infinity and +infinity.

Interesting, but no.

The common language problem is usually phrased as "P is p% of G".

In any way:

p is clearly defined as 15
p% is clearly defined as 0.15
G is given by the problem, here it is 28.05

So you can use the %-sign all by itself. It is perfectly correct to say "I
found 1% USD" if you picked up a penny. Or to say "1 + 1 = 200%". Of course
that's pretty silly. But it isn't wrong.

But it is wrong to say that "15% is *not* always 0.15".

Bjorn





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