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		How does the calculator percent key work? (2008) (devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing)
		3 points by MattJ100 on Dec 30, 2022 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

zeristor on Dec 30, 2022 [–]

I never really could figure that out, and I don’t think I would have.

For 5 percent it’s multiply by 1.05, it seemed broken but I don’t think I ever thought to find out how people expect to use it.

It does feel a bit icky though.

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