SOLUTION: How do I figure out a percentage? Is it the larger number divided by the smaller number or the smaller number divided by the larger number times 10?

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Question 2734: How do I figure out a percentage? Is it the larger number divided by the smaller number or the smaller number divided by the larger number times 10?
Answer by corby(3) About Me  (Show Source):
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it is the larger number divided by the smaller number. that will give you a decimal and then multiply by 10(which will move your decimal point over 2 places to the right)