.. in B2 as "=B1*.3"

Yes, of course, but that would simply be hardcoding it. Usually, it's better
to illustrate by having the formula pointing to a cell (eg B1 in the earlier
example) so that we can easily adjust/change the percentage in that one cell
to another value (if we need to), without having to edit and re-fill the
formulas down col B.
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