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Need Excel Percentage!! HELP

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Deanna - Jun 9, 2010 at 12:19 PM
 Deanna - Jun 9, 2010 at 12:50 PM
Hello,
I am having diffficulty writing a formula to calculate a percentage.

I need to calculate 25% of $ 3,100 -

I thought I had it figured out but keep getting it wrong

Cell e5 has the amount= $ 3,100 and cell g5 has the percentage = 25%

The formula I am using =e5/g5

What am I doing wrong?!?!

Help!
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rizvisa1 Posts 4478 Registration date Thursday January 28, 2010 Status Contributor Last seen May 5, 2022 766
Jun 9, 2010 at 12:40 PM
If is 25% is 0.25 that has been formatted to show as 25% or is it 25 and formatted to show as 25%


I would guess it is 25

3100 * 25 /100 gives you the 25% of 3100

3100 * 0.25 gives you the 25% of 3100

so you need either

=e5 * g5

or

= e5 * g5 /100
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Deanna
Jun 9, 2010 at 12:50 PM
Bless your heart! I was dividing it using a / - stressed at work!!! Wonderful !!!
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