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Maths (media.piefed.world)
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[–] 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Surprised how many people don’t know this. I suspect it is because people forget that percent literally means per 100 or /100 and the of is standing in for multiplication. So 6% of 50 is 6/100 * 50 or 6 * 50 * 1/100

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    people forget that percent literally means per 100 or /100

    Yes

    the of is standing in for multiplication

    No. The M is for Multiplication. O is for Order, as in "to the order of", as in Exponents.

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