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  • Committer: Bazaar Package Importer
  • Author(s): Robert Ancell
  • Date: 2010-04-07 19:41:56 UTC
  • mfrom: (1.3.3 upstream)
  • Revision ID: james.westby@ubuntu.com-20100407194156-hgj8g002ffce2de0
Tags: 5.30.0.is.5.28.2-0ubuntu1
Downgrade to 5.28.2 as the new version does not support number bases
as well.

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="guide" id="percentage">
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    <info>
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        <link type="guide" xref="index#equation"/>
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    </info>
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        <title>Percentages</title>
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    <p>
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    Percentages are calculated using the % symbol.
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    </p>
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    <p>
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    When added or subtracted the percentage symbol resolves to one percent of the value being added or subtracted from.
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    The following equation calculates the price of a $140 item with 15% tax (140 + (15÷100)×140).
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    </p>
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    <example>
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    <p>
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    140+15%
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    </p>
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    </example>
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    <p>
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    In all other cases the percentage symbol resolves to a fraction out of 100.
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    The following equation calculates one quarter of 80 apples ((25÷100)×80).
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    </p>
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    <example>
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    <p>
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    25%×80
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    </p>
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    </example>
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</page>