> Incorrect. > > 0.15 is NOT 15% of 4,000 > > That's why I gave you the more complete expression for percent, which is: > > (a/100)* b "b" is the value for which you want to calculate percent > "a/100" expresses the proportion of b which you seek. > > nk > > > > On Nov 28, 2005, at 5:14 AM, Kuestner, Bjoern wrote: > >> >> >> >> >> But it is wrong to say that "15% is *not* always 0.15". >> > Interesting though this thread may be but the connection to OS X is becoming ever more tenuous. (Just my 2% worth) Andy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/x4u/attachments/20051128/b2813918/attachment.html