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kurt · Jan 30th, 2007, 2:04 AM

Let's say i want to perform a subtraction on a variable (say, Energy) by 5%, the shortest way i can think of is:

Tolerance = 0.05 * Energy
Energy = Energy - Tolerance

or

Energy = Energy - 0.05*(Energy)

I know it's already pretty short, but is there a shorter, elegant way?

Jan 30th, 2007, 2:04 AM	#1
kurt Programmer Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 68 Rep Power: 3	Arithmetic By Percentage Let's say i want to perform a subtraction on a variable (say, Energy) by 5%, the shortest way i can think of is: (Toggle Plain Text) Tolerance = 0.05 * Energy Energy = Energy - Tolerance Tolerance = 0.05 * Energy Energy = Energy - Tolerance or (Toggle Plain Text) Energy = Energy - 0.05(Energy) Energy = Energy - 0.05(Energy) I know it's already pretty short, but is there a shorter, elegant way?