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minus-squarestickyprimer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·15 hours agoFuck. I had to calculate 4% of 7 a few minutes ago and didn’t know this. I say fuck because it wouldn’t have helped me anyway.
minus-squareincogtino@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-211 hours ago4% x 7 = 4% x 100 x 7 ÷ 100 = 4 x 7 ÷ 100 = 28 ÷ 100 = 0.28
minus-squarestickyprimer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 hours agoMy brain was more like “Okay it’s just seven point-fours. So what’s seven fours? 28. What’s seven point-fours? 2.8. That can’t be right. Fuck. Get a calculator.
minus-squareqarbone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 hours agoI go for finding percentage factors. 4%? That’s just 1% * 4. 1% of 7 = 0.07 * 4 = 0.28 14%? That’s just 10% + 1% * 4 = 0.7 + 0.07 * 4 = 0.98 You tell it’s decimal, then I’m gonna Decimal.
Fuck. I had to calculate 4% of 7 a few minutes ago and didn’t know this. I say fuck because it wouldn’t have helped me anyway.
4% x 7
= 4% x 100 x 7 ÷ 100
= 4 x 7 ÷ 100
= 28 ÷ 100
= 0.28
My brain was more like “Okay it’s just seven point-fours. So what’s seven fours? 28. What’s seven point-fours? 2.8. That can’t be right. Fuck. Get a calculator.
I go for finding percentage factors.
4%? That’s just 1% * 4. 1% of 7 = 0.07 * 4 = 0.28
14%? That’s just 10% + 1% * 4 = 0.7 + 0.07 * 4 = 0.98
You tell it’s decimal, then I’m gonna Decimal.