Can someone calculate this percentage please

Vegetarian · 20 Jul 2006 at 16:26

Sorry Im useless at this....

I want to get the percentage increse...

A bill has gone up from £11 to £20 permonth - I need to get the % increse.

Thanks

Nitefly · 20 Jul 2006 at 16:28

An 81.82% increase (To 2dp)

Seriously, don't you have a calculator?

ballistic · 20 Jul 2006 at 16:29

my god

squiffy · 20 Jul 2006 at 16:29

Around 82% increase.

Vegetarian · 20 Jul 2006 at 16:29

thanks - no calculator at hand.

Nitefly · 20 Jul 2006 at 16:31

Vegetarian said:
thanks - no calculator at hand.

Are you on a p.c....?

Start -> Accessories -> Calculator?

Xinn · 20 Jul 2006 at 16:31

Your sat at your computer, what version of windows or whatever are you using??

Start > Programs > accessories > Calculator maybe?

paradigm · 20 Jul 2006 at 16:32

R34P3R said:
Your sat at your computer, what version of windows or whatever are you using??

Start > Programs > accessories > Calculator maybe?

ÿ+ R: "Calc"

4tw!

Xinn · 20 Jul 2006 at 16:33

Meh I usually just press the hotkey on keyboard

Hodders · 20 Jul 2006 at 16:33

I think it is more to do with not knowing how to caluculate it ! Surely anything capable of making a post will have a calculater function.

I've just worked it out on paper in about 5 seconds !

Nitefly · 20 Jul 2006 at 16:34

R34P3R said:
Meh I usually just press the hotkey on keyboard

We have a winner

I didn't even know it was there.....

Xinn · 20 Jul 2006 at 16:38

Nitefly said:
We have a winner
I didn't even know it was there.....

Didn't know if there was a global shortcut or whatever in windows if thats what you mean, I just have a little button saying "calculator" under it lol

1ofaKind · 20 Jul 2006 at 16:45

Some people strange as it may seem can't work this sort of thing out without help (I'm not being rude or taking the pee btw). My work colleague ask's me all the time to calculate %ages for him and check stuff - he's not stupid etc just doesn't seem to 'get it'.

Answer =

20-11 = 9
9 / 11 = 0.8181818181
* 100 = %age

basmic · 20 Jul 2006 at 17:05

1 / 11 = 0.090909090909090909090909090909091
0.090909090909090909090909090909091 * 20 = 1.8181818181818181818181818181818 = 81.8%

Oliver · 20 Jul 2006 at 17:11

Nah, your ways are feeble!

100 / 11 x 20 = 181.818182% so it's 81.81 blah blah % more than the original

edit - damn needless brackets!

sinister_stu · 20 Jul 2006 at 17:24

My PC at work doesn't have a calculator, it's running XP and I've no idea why it doesn't have it.

nige · 20 Jul 2006 at 17:33

Even then, this is the era of internet.

http://www.google.com/search?q=9/11%&btnG=Google+Search

EDIT: Technically if you look at the formula that it has produced the correct answer is a bit of a fluke and comes from the 11 being treated as a percentage, i.e. /100. This has the effect of producing the same ratio as would be had if you divided 9 by 11 and then multiplied the result by 100. This is all beside the point, which was that a calculator is never far away if you’re connected to the internet.

Al Vallario · 20 Jul 2006 at 17:35

Oliver said:
Nah, your ways are feeble!

100 / (11 x 20) = 181.818182% so it's 81.81 blah blah % more than the original

(100 / 11) * 20 = 181.818182...

sinister_stu said:
My PC at work doesn't have a calculator, it's running XP and I've no idea why it doesn't have it.

You're not looking hard enough

danza · 20 Jul 2006 at 17:39

KICK ASS!!!

I never noticed a kb hotkey for the calculator before. Wooooo!

Made my day that has!

Samtheman1k · 20 Jul 2006 at 17:47

Vegetarian said:
Sorry Im useless at this....

I want to get the percentage increse...

A bill has gone up from £11 to £20 permonth - I need to get the % increse.

Thanks

Just out of interest, have you GCSE maths?