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minus-squareJankatarch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up31·edit-23 days ago6*50/100 = 50*6/100 if anyone is curious why this works.
minus-squareWoodScientist@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 days agoOr, more generally: Taking X percent of something is the same as multiplying by X/100. X percent of Y = Y(X/100)=(YX)/100 Y percent of X = X(Y/100)=(XY)/100 (YX)/100=(XY)/100 Percentages are indeed reversible.
6*50/100 = 50*6/100 if anyone is curious why this works.
Or, more generally:
Taking X percent of something is the same as multiplying by X/100.
X percent of Y = Y(X/100)=(YX)/100
Y percent of X = X(Y/100)=(XY)/100
(YX)/100=(XY)/100
Percentages are indeed reversible.