Talk:Caitlyn/@comment-26539879-20160401030047/@comment-26539879-20160404140929

so yes im aware that percents and number do not interact, i already stated that much. one is an amount and the other is a measurement of an amount. I think the more correct analogy is to say something like 1 gram * gram though.

Ok so i guess i dont understand the    )) %. But what i dont get is that i cant seem to get a scientific calculator to put out the correct numbers doing it that way. The way i wrote the equation was to use the values from the wording as flat values as if from variables and the .005 as the converter.

Now i see how you broke it down and  that makes sense and puts out the correct value at the end, but is it written correctly and clearly? if so why do the calculators not understand the equation, maybe im inputing something wrong? (i am asking this as a serious question, you seem to know your stuff, ide like to see what i am doing wrong)

here is what i put in  50%+(.5(1+.5*.5))% and what i got out 0.50625 which isnt the number we are looking for. it should have been 112.5. so whats going on with the scientific calculator?