…or 500, 1500, 5000%, etc?
J JeffM Elite Member Joined Sep 14, 2012 Messages 7,872 Nov 19, 2021 #2 [math]1000\% = \dfrac{1000}{100} = \dfrac{10 \times 100}{100} = 10.[/math]
Otis Elite Member Joined Apr 22, 2015 Messages 4,592 Nov 19, 2021 #3 ARNKxx said: How do you represent 1000% on a calculator? Click to expand... 1000/100 or simply 10. That's because 'percent' means "per hundred". A shortcut is to shift the decimal point two places to the left: 1500% = 15 150% = 1.5 23% = 0.23 4% = 0.04
ARNKxx said: How do you represent 1000% on a calculator? Click to expand... 1000/100 or simply 10. That's because 'percent' means "per hundred". A shortcut is to shift the decimal point two places to the left: 1500% = 15 150% = 1.5 23% = 0.23 4% = 0.04
Steven G Elite Member Joined Dec 30, 2014 Messages 14,561 Nov 19, 2021 #5 % means divide by 100. So x% means x divided by 100 or x/100.