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Originally Posted by yardizidifer
First, 100 + 10% is NOT 110. Any calculator giving you that answer, I suggest breaking it or throwing it away. By looking at the pattern you pressed your keys, you're telling your calculator to "devide" 10 by 100, then "add" 100 to it. SO....10%=0.1
100+10%=
100+0.1= 100.1
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100+10% isn't 110? well depends how you are looking at it.
the calculator probably makes the assumption that it is 10% of the preceding value plus itself.
hence
100+10 (10% of 100) is indeed equal to 110
not sold?
try 105+10%=
you'd get 115.5 (105 plus 10.5)