Did you try =25%*196?
Or if you have 25% in A1 and 196 in B1, try =A1*B1.
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David Biddulph

"adstarc" wrote in message
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I am new to excel and I am trying to find out how to do percentages. One
of
my questions is find out 25% of 196 and I am just drawing a blank!