document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=288898>Question 288898</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i am 63 yrs old,many years out of school,can you give me a basic formula for calculating percentages,i have a test on wednesday,remember i am old,have not kept up with math<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "example   23%   of  513 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "% means part of 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "23% = 23/100 = 0.23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.23*513 = 117.99<BR>\n" );
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