Rounding a percentage to the nearest multiple of $frac{1}{n}$












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If I take a percentage like $60%$ I can easily round it to a multiple of $frac{1}{n}$ where $n=2$ like this...



$$60%doteq50%$$
$$50%=frac{1}{2}$$



...or where $n=3$ like this.



$$60%doteq 66%$$
$$66%doteq frac{2}{3}$$



But what if $n$ was a not-so-friendly number, like 43? How do I round $60%$ to the nearest multiple of a fraction like $frac{1}{43}$ without doing so much guessing and checking?



Is there a consistent method for rounding $k%$ to the nearest multiple of $frac{1}{n}$ with minimal use of the guess and check method?






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    If I take a percentage like $60%$ I can easily round it to a multiple of $frac{1}{n}$ where $n=2$ like this...



    $$60%doteq50%$$
    $$50%=frac{1}{2}$$



    ...or where $n=3$ like this.



    $$60%doteq 66%$$
    $$66%doteq frac{2}{3}$$



    But what if $n$ was a not-so-friendly number, like 43? How do I round $60%$ to the nearest multiple of a fraction like $frac{1}{43}$ without doing so much guessing and checking?



    Is there a consistent method for rounding $k%$ to the nearest multiple of $frac{1}{n}$ with minimal use of the guess and check method?






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      If I take a percentage like $60%$ I can easily round it to a multiple of $frac{1}{n}$ where $n=2$ like this...



      $$60%doteq50%$$
      $$50%=frac{1}{2}$$



      ...or where $n=3$ like this.



      $$60%doteq 66%$$
      $$66%doteq frac{2}{3}$$



      But what if $n$ was a not-so-friendly number, like 43? How do I round $60%$ to the nearest multiple of a fraction like $frac{1}{43}$ without doing so much guessing and checking?



      Is there a consistent method for rounding $k%$ to the nearest multiple of $frac{1}{n}$ with minimal use of the guess and check method?






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      If I take a percentage like $60%$ I can easily round it to a multiple of $frac{1}{n}$ where $n=2$ like this...



      $$60%doteq50%$$
      $$50%=frac{1}{2}$$



      ...or where $n=3$ like this.



      $$60%doteq 66%$$
      $$66%doteq frac{2}{3}$$



      But what if $n$ was a not-so-friendly number, like 43? How do I round $60%$ to the nearest multiple of a fraction like $frac{1}{43}$ without doing so much guessing and checking?



      Is there a consistent method for rounding $k%$ to the nearest multiple of $frac{1}{n}$ with minimal use of the guess and check method?






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          Let $m = text{round}left(dfrac{k cdot n}{100}right)$, i.e. compute $dfrac{k cdot n}{100}$ and round it to the nearest integer.



          Then, the nearest multiple of $dfrac{1}{n}$ to $k%$ is $dfrac{m}{n}$.



          This works since the following statements are equivalent:



          $dfrac{m}{n}$ is the nearest multiple of $dfrac{1}{n}$ to $k%$



          $dfrac{m-tfrac{1}{2}}{n} < dfrac{k}{100} le dfrac{m+tfrac{1}{2}}{n}$



          $m-dfrac{1}{2} < dfrac{kn}{100} le m+dfrac{1}{2}$



          $m$ is the nearest integer to $dfrac{kn}{100}$






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            Round $kn%$ to the nearest integer and that's your numerator!



            eg $60%*43=25.8$ so $60%≈frac{26}{43}$.






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              Find the nearest integer to $k%$ of $n$. In your example, we can say that 1 is the nearest integer to 60% of 2 i.e. 1.2 and 2 is the nearest integer to 60% of 3 i.e. 1.8.



              Hope it helps:)






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                Let $m = text{round}left(dfrac{k cdot n}{100}right)$, i.e. compute $dfrac{k cdot n}{100}$ and round it to the nearest integer.



                Then, the nearest multiple of $dfrac{1}{n}$ to $k%$ is $dfrac{m}{n}$.



                This works since the following statements are equivalent:



                $dfrac{m}{n}$ is the nearest multiple of $dfrac{1}{n}$ to $k%$



                $dfrac{m-tfrac{1}{2}}{n} < dfrac{k}{100} le dfrac{m+tfrac{1}{2}}{n}$



                $m-dfrac{1}{2} < dfrac{kn}{100} le m+dfrac{1}{2}$



                $m$ is the nearest integer to $dfrac{kn}{100}$






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                  Let $m = text{round}left(dfrac{k cdot n}{100}right)$, i.e. compute $dfrac{k cdot n}{100}$ and round it to the nearest integer.



                  Then, the nearest multiple of $dfrac{1}{n}$ to $k%$ is $dfrac{m}{n}$.



                  This works since the following statements are equivalent:



                  $dfrac{m}{n}$ is the nearest multiple of $dfrac{1}{n}$ to $k%$



                  $dfrac{m-tfrac{1}{2}}{n} < dfrac{k}{100} le dfrac{m+tfrac{1}{2}}{n}$



                  $m-dfrac{1}{2} < dfrac{kn}{100} le m+dfrac{1}{2}$



                  $m$ is the nearest integer to $dfrac{kn}{100}$






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                    Let $m = text{round}left(dfrac{k cdot n}{100}right)$, i.e. compute $dfrac{k cdot n}{100}$ and round it to the nearest integer.



                    Then, the nearest multiple of $dfrac{1}{n}$ to $k%$ is $dfrac{m}{n}$.



                    This works since the following statements are equivalent:



                    $dfrac{m}{n}$ is the nearest multiple of $dfrac{1}{n}$ to $k%$



                    $dfrac{m-tfrac{1}{2}}{n} < dfrac{k}{100} le dfrac{m+tfrac{1}{2}}{n}$



                    $m-dfrac{1}{2} < dfrac{kn}{100} le m+dfrac{1}{2}$



                    $m$ is the nearest integer to $dfrac{kn}{100}$






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                    Let $m = text{round}left(dfrac{k cdot n}{100}right)$, i.e. compute $dfrac{k cdot n}{100}$ and round it to the nearest integer.



                    Then, the nearest multiple of $dfrac{1}{n}$ to $k%$ is $dfrac{m}{n}$.



                    This works since the following statements are equivalent:



                    $dfrac{m}{n}$ is the nearest multiple of $dfrac{1}{n}$ to $k%$



                    $dfrac{m-tfrac{1}{2}}{n} < dfrac{k}{100} le dfrac{m+tfrac{1}{2}}{n}$



                    $m-dfrac{1}{2} < dfrac{kn}{100} le m+dfrac{1}{2}$



                    $m$ is the nearest integer to $dfrac{kn}{100}$







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                        Round $kn%$ to the nearest integer and that's your numerator!



                        eg $60%*43=25.8$ so $60%≈frac{26}{43}$.






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                          Round $kn%$ to the nearest integer and that's your numerator!



                          eg $60%*43=25.8$ so $60%≈frac{26}{43}$.






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                            Round $kn%$ to the nearest integer and that's your numerator!



                            eg $60%*43=25.8$ so $60%≈frac{26}{43}$.






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                            Round $kn%$ to the nearest integer and that's your numerator!



                            eg $60%*43=25.8$ so $60%≈frac{26}{43}$.







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                                Find the nearest integer to $k%$ of $n$. In your example, we can say that 1 is the nearest integer to 60% of 2 i.e. 1.2 and 2 is the nearest integer to 60% of 3 i.e. 1.8.



                                Hope it helps:)






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                                  Find the nearest integer to $k%$ of $n$. In your example, we can say that 1 is the nearest integer to 60% of 2 i.e. 1.2 and 2 is the nearest integer to 60% of 3 i.e. 1.8.



                                  Hope it helps:)






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                                    Find the nearest integer to $k%$ of $n$. In your example, we can say that 1 is the nearest integer to 60% of 2 i.e. 1.2 and 2 is the nearest integer to 60% of 3 i.e. 1.8.



                                    Hope it helps:)






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                                    Find the nearest integer to $k%$ of $n$. In your example, we can say that 1 is the nearest integer to 60% of 2 i.e. 1.2 and 2 is the nearest integer to 60% of 3 i.e. 1.8.



                                    Hope it helps:)







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