MFS answered Sunday September 11 2005, 11:08 pm: Percents...
A percent is some number out of 100. Thus, 30% is 30/100. Also known as 0.3
So, you need to get x% of y.
Convert your percent into a decimal, then multiply that decimal by the other number.
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