basic percentages question

[alysscarlet]

Can someone remind me of the formula to work out what one sum is as a percentage of another?

eg £17,000 as a percentage of £28,000?

My maths O-Level was soooo long ago...

Thanks!

Comments

[olivia_ramirez]

I doubt it's a formula, but it's the way I calculate.
Divide 28,000 by a 100. Result is 280. Divide 17,000 by 280 and that's your percentage.

[alysscarlet]

Your formula is different from those below, but if it works, who cares?

Thanks!

[elanorkat]

don't worry, I ask P thaat one all the time!

Um, that wasn't a random amount, was it? Poor Ali. *hgs*

[alysscarlet]

No, not random amounts. :-(

How are you doing today, my dear?

[elanorkat]

ok. just spoke to godlike consultant in flesh for first time! v nice, putting on stronger drugs - more expensive - and will see if c come home tommorro! shall ring you later...

[phoebesmum]

I think you divide the smaller amount by the larger amount and then multiply by 100. But my maths was even longer ago than yours!

On the bright side, if both figures are really round thousands, you can leave off all the zeroes.

[alysscarlet]

Thanks, this seems to be the consensus so I'm going with that! :-)

[burntcopper]

divide the smaller one by the other and times by 100.

ie, 17k / 28k x 100.

[alysscarlet]

Thanks! Very helpful! :-)

[burntcopper]

hammered into head by several people with added eyerolling. :g: