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April 14th, 2010, 04:44 PM
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formula needed
x is 80% of y and y is a portion of the total of z. How do you calculate z?
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April 14th, 2010, 05:06 PM
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formula needed
.. . . and a portion is . . . ?
-- Russell Dawson Excel Student Please hit "Yes" if this post was helpful. "mothertucker" wrote: x is 80% of y and y is a portion of the total of z. How do you calculate z?
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April 14th, 2010, 05:08 PM
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formula needed
Hi,
All you've told us is x=y/0.8 and that isn't sufficient information to solve for z -- Mike When competing hypotheses are otherwise equal, adopt the hypothesis that introduces the fewest assumptions while still sufficiently answering the question. "mothertucker" wrote: x is 80% of y and y is a portion of the total of z. How do you calculate z?
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April 14th, 2010, 05:15 PM
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formula needed
or more accurately
x=y*0.8 -- Mike When competing hypotheses are otherwise equal, adopt the hypothesis that introduces the fewest assumptions while still sufficiently answering the question. "Mike H" wrote: Hi, All you've told us is x=y/0.8 and that isn't sufficient information to solve for z -- Mike When competing hypotheses are otherwise equal, adopt the hypothesis that introduces the fewest assumptions while still sufficiently answering the question. "mothertucker" wrote: x is 80% of y and y is a portion of the total of z. How do you calculate z?
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