I flunked basic math so, I need some help figuring out this little personal problem.
My 2 sister’s and I invested in a purchase that cost $1025.00.
I put in $175.00
Carol put in $300.00
Linnette put in $550.00
My question is what percentage did each of us contribute?
You = 17%
Carol = 29%
Linnette = 53%
Basic is/of = %/100 equation…
You–175/1025 = 17.1%
Carol–300/1025 = 29.3%
Linnette–550/1025 = 53.7%
To find the answers to this problem, divide each contribution by the total cost of the purchase and then multiply by 100.
So, you = 175/1025 = .17 x 100 = 17%
Carol = 300/1025 = .29 x 100 = 29%
Linnette = 550/1025 = .54 x 100 = 54%
17% + 29% + 54% = 100%.
Hope that helps.
No back-ins after pay-out? No royalty?
I should be shot for that. Pardon me.
You’re the penurious one in the family, eh? 
Winner of the “incomprehensible sentence of the day” award.
It made fine sense to me.
is %
— = —
of 100
Main Entry: pe·nu·ri·ous
Pronunciation: p&-'nur-E-&s, -'nyur-
Function: adjective
Date: 1590
1 : marked by or suffering from penury
2 : given to or marked by extreme stinting frugality
synonym see STINGY
Actually, I’m the youngest and I shouldn’t have to pay as much!
Alas, the spacing didn’t work. Ignore my previous post, or at least part of it.
What does “is over of” mean?