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100% is represented as 1.00, that is if you want 100% of say 250, you just multiply it by 1.00

If you want 90% of 250, you multiply 250 by 0.9

If you want 80% of 250, you multiply 250 by 0.8

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If you want 77% of 250, you multiply 250 by 0.77

If you want 54% of 250, you multiply 250 by 0.54

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If you want 77.6% of 250, you multiply 250 by 0.776

If you want 54.258% of 250, you multiply 250 by 0.54258

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If you want 200% of 250, you multiply 250 by 2

If you want 700% of 250, you multiply 250 by 7

If you want 700.5% of 250, you multiply 250 by 7.5

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If you want 200.5723% of 250, you multiply 250 by 2.5723 etc.

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