'Percentage' is obtained by multiplying 2.45 by - 7%.
- 7% × 2.45 =
(- 7 ÷ 100) × 2.45 =
(- 7 × 2.45) ÷ 100 =
- 17.15 ÷ 100 =
- 0.1715 ≈
- 0.17;
How do we check the result?
If - 7% × 2.45 = - 0.1715 =>
Divide - 0.1715 by 2.45...
... And see if we get as a result: - 7%.
Note:
100/100 = 100 ÷ 100 = 100% = 1
Multiply a number by the fraction 100/100,
... and its value doesn't change.
n/100 = n%, any number.
