• hperrin@lemmy.ca
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    13 hours ago

    6% of 50

    6/100 * 50/1

    (6 * 50) / (100 * 1)

    (50 * 6) / (100 * 1)

    50/100 * 6/1

    50% of 6

    Works for multiplying any fraction, not just percents.

    2/3 of 5 is the same as 5/3 of 2.

    2/5 of 7/8 is the same as 7/5 of 2/8.