Decimal and Whole Numbers Changed with the % Percent Button

Click the % (percent) toolbar button on a Whole number

Typing a number and clicking the % toolbar button is the same as multiplying that number by 100 and adding a percent symbol behind it.

Enter the number 10, and then click the % toolbar button on that cell. The number turns into 1000%.

Click the % (percent) toolbar button on a Decimal number

In another cell, type the number .10 (decimal in front of the 10). Click the % toolbar button on that cell. The number quickly turns into 10%, not 1000%.

Keep in mind the results when converting whole and decimal numbers to percent numbers with the % toolbar button .

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