Thread: okay...I feel really dumb asking this,but...

I understand when something says 100%. I thought 100% meant all of whatever it is. Well I've noticed that some things will say 300% or 250% or 150% etc. How can there be more than 100%? I just don't get it. Am I missing something extremely obvious? Is this common sense, because I do lack alot of that? Maybe I learned this in math, but I sucked at math and I never paid attention.
Please be kind

Originally Posted by ;417897

Maybe I learned this in math, but I sucked at math and I never paid attention.[/b]

Not the only one there

It's not a stupid question tho, i've thought about it before to and i don't get it either.

Originally Posted by In

Not the only one there

It's not a stupid question tho, i've thought about it before to and i don't get it either.[/b]

So, I'm not alone! Thank goodness!

Percentages are a simple matter more or less. 100% means the full degree/amount of something.

So, for instance, 150% could either be used as a figure of speech in a way, saying "Our chances are 150%!", meaning utter confidence beyond just being sure.

Or in more precise maths and what not, one can commit different operations with percentages above 100%. For example, if you were to...

100 + 150% (150) = 250

Or...

10 x 200% (20) = 200

In that case percentages simply relay the amount of a certain given number, even larger than the original.

Also, why is this in Senseless Banter...?

Well a 110% of 200 is 220.

It's like adding an extra percent onto the sum.

I didn't really know where to put it. Somebody can move it if they want...I guess it's not really senseless huh?

Alright so what about on vitamins...When it says something like:

vitamin A................................200%

That's where i normally see it, on vitamins.

Originally Posted by ;417924

I didn't really know where to put it. Somebody can move it if they want...I guess it's not really senseless huh?

Alright so what about on vitamins...When it says something like:

vitamin A................................200%

That's where i normally see it, on vitamins.[/b]

Sorry, this one got lost up there.
What about this?

Originally Posted by "tomeeka"

I didn't really know where to put it. Somebody can move it if they want...I guess it's not really senseless huh?

Alright so what about on vitamins...When it says something like:

vitamin A................................200%

That's where i normally see it, on vitamins.

that means that the government has decided that we should all have a certain amount of a certain vitamin each day. for the sake of an easy example, let's say that they have decided that we should each have 10 mg of vitamin A every day. so if this thing that you're eating has 20 mg of vit. A, it has 200% of the RDA (recommended daily allowance).

make sense?

When people use over 100%, they are comparing numbers.
For instance...
20 is 200% of 10
Its just another way of saying
10 is 50% of 20

You guys all made this alot more complicated than it should have been.

Originally Posted by Aquanina

You guys all made this alot more complicated than it should have been.

yeah
200% more complicated

So, but...grr...erm....*sighs*. This is confusing. So, saying something is higher than 100% like you know how coaches tell their team to give 110% then that's just like...give you best? MAN!! I hate math...I'm failing it as is...*sighs* That was always a question that confused me too...

Yeah, when you say like "I'll give it 110%" it's just you emphasising you'll give it your best shot.

But the above math part gives me a headache. I must really suck at math...

Me too...I am seriously failing it. I just got a test back...I passed...WITH A D-!!!!

When we're multiplying, 100% can be defined as 1. So if you've got 100% of $100, then the math would look like this

100*1=100[/b]

So, let's say you've got 200% of $100 the math would be

100*2=200[/b]

If you've got 150% of $100 the math would be

100*1,5=150[/b]

One percent is 1 devided by 100. One hundred percent is 100 devided by 100. 33 percent is 33 devided by 100.

If you see somewhere, that a company will return 150% (extremely unlikely) of the money, if the product doesn't work, you'll get the product's worth back + 50%. Let's say that the product is woth $50.

Since we know that 1%=1/100, 150% must be 150/100=1,5. Therefore, $50*1,5=$75.

If a couch says "Give it 110% guys!", then it's usually just a metaphor, not a mathematical thing.

If you're still not understanding, read my post over again, until you understand it.

Originally Posted by Marvo

When we're multiplying, 100% can be defined as 1. So if you've got 100% of $100, then the math would look like this
So, let's say you've got 200% of $100 the math would be
If you've got 150% of $100 the math would be
One percent is 1 devided by 100. One hundred percent is 100 devided by 100. 33 percent is 33 devided by 100.

If you see somewhere, that a company will return 150% (extremely unlikely) of the money, if the product doesn't work, you'll get the product's worth back + 50%. Let's say that the product is woth $50.

Since we know that 1%=1/100, 150 must be 150/100=1,5. Therefore, $50*1,5=$75.

Saying "Give it 110% guys!" is just a metaphor, not a mathematical thing.

If you're still not understanding, read my post over again, until you understand it.[/b]

Okay.
Geez what is this, "Be mean to tomeeka day" or something. LOL.

So, do you understand now?

Originally Posted by Marvo

So, do you understand now?[/b]

okay, yes I get it now. Even these ppl here at work had no clue either. I thought I was the only stupid one. LOL
Now I can rest easy at night!
Thank you!