04 Try it yourself Interactive

The same percentages, two readings

Give three percentages and the amount left over, then switch the first control between flat and nested. The two answers are very different, and seeing them side by side is the fastest way to make the reading habit stick. The closing line always states what the other reading would have given.

40%, then 50% of the rest, then 60% of the rest
12% survives · total 60,000
Flat means all three are percentages of the original total. Nested means each is a percentage of what the previous step left.
Press Next to work through it one step at a time.
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step 0 / 0