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#1 2010-12-22 15:32:00
- jess85
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basic percentage problem
Hi i am hiring a holiday home for some friends and I. The TOTAL cost for 3 nights is $450.
7 people will be staying 3 nights, 4 people will be staying 2 nights and 1 person will be staying 1 night.
How do i work out how much each person needs to pay dependant on the amount of nights they are staying.
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#2 2010-12-22 15:56:00
- bobbym
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Re: basic percentage problem
Hi jess85;
Here is how I would do it.
7 people stay 3 nights = 21 nights
4 people stay 2 nights = 8 nights
1 person stays 1 night = 1 night
Total 30 nights. 450 / 30 = 15
So make 7 people pay 3* 15 = 45, 4 people pay 2*15 = 30 and one person pays 15.
7*45 = 315
4*30 = 120
1*15 = 15
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= 450
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#3 2010-12-22 15:58:06
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Re: basic percentage problem
but we're only staying three nights.
im completly lost when it comes to numbers, i draw a blank every time! 
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#4 2010-12-22 15:59:47
- bobbym
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Re: basic percentage problem
Hi jess85;
Recheck my post. It is 15 bucks per night.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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#5 2010-12-22 16:05:00
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Re: basic percentage problem
oh ok...lol, so if im staying three nights its $45, 2 nights $30 ...i see, ur a star! thanks heaps! looking back at your original post i can see it now. only half of it was showing before...
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#6 2010-12-22 16:11:45
- bobbym
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Re: basic percentage problem
Yes, I did it in the easiest way I could, without the jargon. Charge each person 15 dollars per night.
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If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
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