Rea Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I'm sorting hubby's accounts, not my strong point at all, not even a tiny bit. I need to know how I can find out what £16.60 is as a percentage of £69.95. I've tried different amounts but cant do it. :blink: Please help :1b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacquieL Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 (edited) Try here http://www.math.com/students/calculators/source/3percent.htm Edited January 31, 2013 by JacquieL Previous link seems to be broken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacquieL Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 A bit of a cop out I know, but I've always found percentages of perculiar amounts a bit of a problem. We need mundia as she is the Maths expert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rea Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 (edited) Its ok, I've worked it out by going all through the numbers! Its closest to 23.75% !! £16.613125 Oh crossed posts, thanks Jacquie, Mundia was the name that came to mind as soon as I knew I had a problem. Edited January 31, 2013 by Rea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rea Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 I was close, the link you put said its 23.731236%. I have a feeling someone somewhere is making payments up as they go along!! <_< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 That passed a very happy, if wasteful 10 minutes, thanks Rea! Google has got very smart at doing instant calculations actually within the search bar. Try it by typing in 45 * 34 and it should give you an immediate answer. However it's not smart enough to give you the result if you type in 'what percentage of 69.95 is 16.6', so you have to know the formula. Once Matt had reminded me that this would be 'smaller number divided by bigger number multiplied by 100' I was able to type in '16.6 / 69.95 * 100' and instantly, without even pressing return, google very cleverly gives you the answer. However, that relies on you knowing the formula. There's an even more clever scientific search engine called Wolfram Alpha. If you have a moment go there and type in 'what percentage of 69.95 is 16.6' and it gives you a rather lovely and comprehensive reply. Ah well - back to work I guess... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rea Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 How do you even know these things?? :blink: How did Matt know to divide the lower number by the higher number and then divide by 100. Who tells anyone these things? :unsure: :huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacquieL Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 We once learnt these things at school and I have been dredging up the memories, having felt guilty about using the internet as a calculator. I don't think they'd let me back in the classroom now as my eyes began to glaze over reading Steve's explanation (sorry Steve) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upsy Daisy Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 (edited) I always approach percentages as a logic puzzle. 1% of £69.95 is easy to work out. It's £0.6995 Now you need to know how many of those there are in £16.60. So you know the sum you need to do is 16.60 divided by 0.6995 Put that into your calculator and you get 23.73. So £16.60 is 23.73% of £69.95 Does that sound about right? If so you've probably calculated it correctly. If the answer is ridiculously wrong try again. Edited January 31, 2013 by Upsy Daisy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacquieL Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rea Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 I had to read Steve's explanation twice, the second time slowly so it could sink in. I know I did this at school but I remember one lesson doing fractions in primary at which my eyes and brain could only see scribble. Not much has changed to be honest! I wouldnt have known 1% was that either :huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Phew! I am thanking all that is Holy that Jacquie and Steve helped you..........as I wouldn't have had the faintest :blink: :lol: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I didn't really help - I just waffled on about the way to the solution! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacquieL Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Thanks, but Steve used his brain and I went to my default action of consulting the internet. Actually it is easy when you know how now you chaps have explained. Work out the 1% by dividing by 100, so move the decimal point two places, and the rest follows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Thanks, but Steve used his brain and I went to my default action of consulting the internet. Actually it is easy when you know how now you chaps have explained. Work out the 1% by dividing by 100, so move the decimal point two places, and the rest follows. Lah lah lah lah lah - nope not going in - not listening - don't like maths! :lol: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacquieL Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 I so know how you feel. Anyone gives me a maths problem and I just freeze. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Upsy Daisy Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Now I like Maths. It is logical and reliable, just a series of puzzles really. However give me a blank piece of paper and ask for a story and I break out in a sweat! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rea Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 That's where team work comes in, everyone has their strength. I can do the stories and arty stuff but I flounder with anything like maths or science especially physics!! In a class of around 30 our physics teacher read out the results of a test, highest to lowest. Lee 89%, Neal 88%, Richard 86%....Jayne 17% Andrea 16%...I do believe there was a 14% in there too, so not quite bottom. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Now I like Maths. It is logical and reliable, just a series of puzzles really. However give me a blank piece of paper and ask for a story and I break out in a sweat! Ah now........I could write you a story! :1b 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beau Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Maths for me every time as well! In fact I missed maths so much when I left school and got married, that I got a maths text book out of the library so that I could solve some problems 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 http://www.education.gov.uk/b00211213/numeracy ....as we are on the subject of maths.... would like QTS but arithmetic has never been my strong point...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rea Posted February 1, 2013 Author Share Posted February 1, 2013 Maths for me every time as well! In fact I missed maths so much when I left school and got married, that I got a maths text book out of the library so that I could solve some problems Oh!! Beau Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 I freeze and panic when maths is mentioned and when my boys have maths homework they need help with, I always say "ask your Dad" Would love to be confident enough to go to adult education and try to improve on my maths but like Sunnyday all I hear is blah, blah, blah!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Maths for me every time as well! In fact I missed maths so much when I left school and got married, that I got a maths text book out of the library so that I could solve some problems :blink: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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