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SHRlKE 05/07/24 3:15:24 PM #1:	Like 2/100 = 0.02 so 2%. Why does that work? Like I can usually visualise why stuff works but for some reason this doesnt work for me. I KNOW it works but I dont know how it works. --- Come join us at the Sudoku + Other Pencil Puzzles Community Board. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1572-sudoku-plus-other-pencil-puzzles <cite>SHRlKE posted [p:980285346] in Why does d... [t:80764402]...</cite> <quote>Like 2/100 = 0.02 so 2%. Why does that work? Like I can usually visualise why stuff works but for some reason this doesnt work for me. I KNOW it works but I dont know how it works. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
thisworld 05/07/24 3:29:33 PM #2:	What do you mean tc? '%' means 'hundredth' or '1/100' 1% = one 'hundredth' 100% = one-hundred 'hundredth' = 1 (one) To convert from decimal / fraction to % just multiply it by 100%. It's the same as multiplying it by 1 (see above, 100% = 1) 2/100 = 0.02 = 0.02 * 100% = 2% 3.14 = 3.14 * 100% = 314% <cite>thisworld posted [p:980285598] in Why does d... [t:80764402]...</cite> <quote>What do you mean tc?'%' means 'hundredth' or '1/100'1% = one 'hundredth'100% = one-hundred 'hundredth' = 1 (one)To convert from decimal / fraction to % just multiply it by 100%. It's the same as multiplying it by 1 (see above, 100% = 1)2/100 = 0.02 = 0.02 * 100% = 2%3.14 = 3.14 * 100% = 314%</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SHRlKE 05/07/24 3:38:25 PM #3:	Not that part. By why does dividing a small number by a big number give you the % the small number is if the big number. --- Come join us at the Sudoku + Other Pencil Puzzles Community Board. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1572-sudoku-plus-other-pencil-puzzles <cite>SHRlKE posted [p:980285765] in Why does d... [t:80764402]...</cite> <quote>Not that part. By why does dividing a small number by a big number give you the % the small number is if the big number. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ironman2009 05/07/24 3:40:04 PM #4:	https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/8/8b268137.jpg --- THRILLHO <cite>ironman2009 posted [p:980285788] in Why does d... [t:80764402]...</cite> <quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/8/8b268137.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Baphometa 05/07/24 3:43:43 PM #5:	SHRlKE posted... Not that part. By why does dividing a small number by a big number give you the % the small number is if the big number. Multiply by 100. Divide by 100. wtf it's the same number! It works for all numbers, too. 1/1 = 1 1 is 100% of 1 5/2 = 2.5 5 is 250% of 2. Because 2 * 2.5 = 5 --- He/Them "Am I a butterfly dreaming I'm a man... Or a bowling ball dreaming I'm a plate of sashimi? Never assume that what you see and feel is real!" <cite>Baphometa posted [p:980285854] in Why does d... [t:80764402]...</cite> <quote>SHRlKE posted... </cite><quote>Not that part. By why does dividing a small number by a big number give you the % the small number is if the big number.</quote>Multiply by 100.Divide by 100.wtf it's the same number!It works for all numbers, too.1/1 = 11 is 100% of 15/2 = 2.55 is 250% of 2. Because 2 * 2.5 = 5 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Robot2600 05/07/24 3:47:12 PM #6:	you said it yourself: fractions are just another way to represent percentages. --- April 15, 2024: The Day the Internet Died <cite>Robot2600 posted [p:980285901] in Why does d... [t:80764402]...</cite> <quote>you said it yourself: fractions are just another way to represent percentages. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 05/07/24 3:48:18 PM #7:	https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/d/d4af26ab.jpg --- See profile pic <cite>Irony posted [p:980285918] in Why does d... [t:80764402]...</cite> <quote>https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/d/d4af26ab.jpg </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PMarth2002 05/07/24 3:52:19 PM #8:	SHRlKE posted... Why does that work? Because a percentage is literally just a number expressed as a fraction of 100. This is like a definitional thing, not for any complicated reason. --- When money talks for the very last time, and nobody walks a step behind When there's only one race, and that's mankind, then we shall be free <cite>PMarth2002 posted [p:980285967] in Why does d... [t:80764402]...</cite> <quote>SHRlKE posted... </cite><quote>Why does that work?</quote>Because a percentage is literally just a number expressed as a fraction of 100. This is like a definitional thing, not for any complicated reason. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
IdiotMachine 05/07/24 3:55:17 PM #9:	thisworld posted... What do you mean tc? '%' means 'hundredth' or '1/100' 1% = one 'hundredth' 100% = one-hundred 'hundredth' = 1 (one) To convert from decimal / fraction to % just multiply it by 100%. It's the same as multiplying it by 1 (see above, 100% = 1) 2/100 = 0.02 = 0.02 * 100% = 2% 3.14 = 3.14 * 100% = 314% Ready to get your mind blown? % is Percent, or Per Century, or Per 100. There's also two zeros in the % symbol, as you can see, and it's signified as 0/0, as in # over #. is Per Mille, or Per Thousand, or Per 1000. There's three zeros in the symbol, to signify that it's per 1000 vs. per 100. is Per Myriad, or per thousand (or basis point). It's pretty neat how this works! --- https://i.imgur.com/XNEdLrJ.png <cite>IdiotMachine posted [p:980286016] in Why does d... [t:80764402]...</cite> <quote>thisworld posted... </cite><quote>What do you mean tc?'%' means 'hundredth' or '1/100'1% = one 'hundredth'100% = one-hundred 'hundredth' = 1 (one)To convert from decimal / fraction to % just multiply it by 100%. It's the same as multiplying it by 1 (see above, 100% = 1)2/100 = 0.02 = 0.02 * 100% = 2%3.14 = 3.14 * 100% = 314%</quote>Ready to get your mind blown?% is Percent, or Per Century, or Per 100. There's also two zeros in the % symbol, as you can see, and it's signified as 0/0, as in # over #. is Per Mille, or Per Thousand, or Per 1000. There's three zeros in the symbol, to signify that it's per 1000 vs. per 100. is Per Myriad, or per thousand (or basis point). It's pretty neat how this works! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RetuenOfDevsman 05/07/24 4:03:15 PM #10:	Happens when the numerator is larger too. 100/2 = 50 = 5000% --- There's a difference between canon and not-stupid. <cite>RetuenOfDevsman posted [p:980286143] in Why does d... [t:80764402]...</cite> <quote>Happens when the numerator is larger too.100/2 = 50 = 5000% </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
FolkenRawr 05/07/24 4:04:21 PM #11:	IdiotMachine posted... Ready to get your mind blown? % is Percent, or Per Century, or Per 100. There's also two zeros in the % symbol, as you can see, and it's signified as 0/0, as in # over #. is Per Mille, or Per Thousand, or Per 1000. There's three zeros in the symbol, to signify that it's per 1000 vs. per 100. is Per Myriad, or per thousand (or basis point). It's pretty neat how this works! Bro. Awesome post, thanks --- Cookin like a chef, I'm a 5 Star Michelin <cite>FolkenRawr posted [p:980286161] in Why does d... [t:80764402]...</cite> <quote>IdiotMachine posted... </cite><quote>Ready to get your mind blown?% is Percent, or Per Century, or Per 100. There's also two zeros in the % symbol, as you can see, and it's signified as 0/0, as in # over #. is Per Mille, or Per Thousand, or Per 1000. There's three zeros in the symbol, to signify that it's per 1000 vs. per 100. is Per Myriad, or per thousand (or basis point). It's pretty neat how this works!</quote>Bro. Awesome post, thanks </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SHRlKE 05/07/24 4:06:49 PM #12:	RetuenOfDevsman posted... Happens when the numerator is larger too. 100/2 = 50 = 5000% Actually that helps. --- Come join us at the Sudoku + Other Pencil Puzzles Community Board. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/1572-sudoku-plus-other-pencil-puzzles <cite>SHRlKE posted [p:980286193] in Why does d... [t:80764402]...</cite> <quote>RetuenOfDevsman posted... </cite><quote>Happens when the numerator is larger too.100/2 = 50 = 5000%</quote>Actually that helps. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TMOG 05/07/24 4:11:11 PM #13:	If twelve different teachers couldn't teach you math how is CE meant to <cite>TMOG posted [p:980286273] in Why does d... [t:80764402]...</cite> <quote>If twelve different teachers couldn't teach you math how is CE meant to</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trumble 05/07/24 5:15:09 PM #14:	To put it another way; fractions, decimals and percentages are effectively all saying the same thing in a different "language". --- I fought the Trumble and the Trumble won. <cite>Trumble posted [p:980287216] in Why does d... [t:80764402]...</cite> <quote>To put it another way; fractions, decimals and percentages are effectively all saying the same thing in a different "language". </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
bfslick50 05/07/24 5:31:17 PM #15:	It actually works for all division 40 / 80 = 0.5 because 40 is 50% of 80 27 / 3 = 9 because 27 is 900% of 3 --- "Something's wrong! Murder isn't working and that's all we're good at." ~Futurama <cite>bfslick50 posted [p:980287467] in Why does d... [t:80764402]...</cite> <quote>It actually works for all division40 / 80 = 0.5 because 40 is 50% of 8027 / 3 = 9 because 27 is 900% of 3 </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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