iphone calculator percentage button?

Question

jimmysword Author

Level 1

5 points

iphone calculator percentage button?

How in the world do you calculate a percentage on this phone? Am I missing something?

imac, Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Posted on Oct 13, 2007 10:52 AM

Answer 1

viali17

Level 4

2,825 points

Oct 13, 2007 10:58 AM in response to jimmysword

You are not missing anything, you just have to multiply, let's say you want to find out how much is 15% of X, you multiply X with 0.15, the percentage sign is overated

Answer 2

4n6doc

Level 4

2,353 points

Oct 13, 2007 10:57 AM in response to jimmysword

The same way you would calculate a percentage on any calculator. If you want to know 15% of 250, multiply 250 * 0.15.

Answer 3

viali17

Level 4

2,825 points

Oct 13, 2007 5:35 PM in response to LeoC2

So you think if someone asks a question that everyone should know we should just ignore it and do not help ?
"Will my 20 by 16 photo fit in this 16 by 20 frame?"
That is another question that I was asked and it was for real, so this OP's question does not sound that bad after all. And having 500 $ to buy a phone does not make you good at math

Answer 4

Oct 13, 2007 10:56 AM in response to jimmysword

Use the decimal equivalent of your percentage.

For example, to find 50% of 25 multiply 25 by .50 to get 12.5.

Or to find 75% multiply by .75 etc.

Matt

Answer 5

romad

Level 3

943 points

Oct 14, 2007 9:43 AM in response to LeoC2

LeoC2 wrote:
Does anyone believe that was a serious question? The OP has the scratch to buy an iPhone but doens't know simple arithmetic?

Or is a product of the modern schools where they don't teach the basics and let students use calculators from day one.

Answer 6

LeoC2

Level 1

86 points

Oct 13, 2007 4:48 PM in response to viali17

Does anyone believe that was a serious question? The OP has the scratch to buy an iPhone but doens't know simple arithmetic?