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0.15 is NOT 15% of 4,000<BR>
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That's why I gave you the more complete expression for percent, which is:<BR>
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(a/100)* b "b" is the value for which you want to calculate percent "a/100" expresses the proportion of b which you seek.<BR>
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On Nov 28, 2005, at 5:14 AM, Kuestner, Bjoern wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT SIZE="4"><FONT FACE="Gill Sans, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14.0px'>But it is wrong to say that "15% is *not* always 0.15".<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>Interesting though this thread may be but the connection to OS X is becoming ever more tenuous.<BR>
(Just my 2% worth)<BR>
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Andy</SPAN></FONT>
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