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Incorrect Calculator Results When You Use the Percent Key

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Article ID:132984
Last Review:January 19, 2007
Revision:2.4
This article was previously published under Q132984

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Calculator tool, you may receive an incorrect result if you multiply, divide, add, or subtract after using the percent (%) key.

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CAUSE

When you use the percent key followed by an operator, Calculator performs a multiplication operation regardless of which operator you use.

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STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows versions 3.1 and 3.11, Microsoft Windows NT versions 3.1 and 3.5, and Microsoft Windows 95/98.

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MORE INFORMATION

The calculation 
   500 * 5% = 25 + = 525
demonstrates the Calculator error. If you perform this calculation with Calculator, you receive a result of 12,500 instead of 525

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APPLIES TO
•Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
•Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
•Microsoft Windows XP Professional
•Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
•Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
•Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
•Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
•Microsoft Windows 95
•Microsoft Windows 3.1 Standard Edition
•Microsoft Windows 3.11 Standard Edition

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