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Newsroom Math Crib Sheet
This tipsheet explains how to do basic math calculations, like convert a fraction into a decimal, use percentages and calculate the effect of inflation. There are ten different function on the tipsheet, and each one can make reporting with numbers a lot easier.
Tags: math; fractions; percentages; statistics; calculations