The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post

zippy13 · April 24, 2010, 03:03 PM

Duhhh…

Someone wasn't thinking this out. Instead of multiplying by 0.15 and then subtracting that from the original number, it's simpler to just multiply the first number by 0.85!

X - (0.15X) = 0.85X

April 24, 2010, 03:03 PM	#4
zippy13 Senior Member Join Date: August 23, 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 6,442	Duhhh… Someone wasn't thinking this out. Instead of multiplying by 0.15 and then subtracting that from the original number, it's simpler to just multiply the first number by 0.85! X - (0.15X) = 0.85X