h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

what is 10% of 2000?

200

-- DoctorMO --

Sounds about right - any particular reason you want to know?

I needed to know for my media assignment which will be handed in tomorrow After a few responses telling me the same thing i feel confident I will succeed in passing media this year


How are you? whats the latest in your life?

Just remember that y% of x is always (x / 100) * y, so 10% of 2000 is (2000 / 100) * 10



-- DoctorMO --

ok I will try to remember that wouldn't it be easier if I just remember to take a 0 off instead?

no, because whats 3% of 67?

Oh wait, (67 / 100) * 3 = 2.01

-- DoctorMO --

Ok maths was never my strong point I bow down to you oh mathematical one

Oh, what a shame, I only got a GCSE in maths, I got a C, which for someone who didn't do any of the corse work...

I'm letting people catch up I tell myself.

-- DoctorMO --

well I got a D in GCSE maths

congratualtions, maths was the only one I got a C for, I only did two others (English and Science) and I got Ds for them.

-- DoctorMO --

I got c/d for english and dd for science oh well look where I've ended up

where?

-- DoctorMO --

I'm at uni studying English and media

I work for a living, career in programming and graphics desgin. shows how much GCSEs 'are so important'

-- DoctorMO --

some places you need to go to uni to break into others you just need to learn the ropes and work up the company

yes, but if you have work experence....

yes that can help too

I hope so...

-- DoctorMO --

so am I to believe you did work experience? if so what sort and what was it like?