From: "me@privacy.net" 
Newsgroups: uk.finance
Subject: Re: Help with a mathematical Equation please
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 14:04:28 +0100

In message , GRUK 
 writes
>
>Lets say figure A is 1000
>Figure B is 100
>
>Somehow, I need an equation that will show Figure C is 10% - i.e the 
>percentage figure B is to figure A.
>
>It seems like this should be really simple - perhaps I need more coffee!
>
>Thanks to anyone that can help

If I'm reading what you want properly then you want
C=(b/a)*100

-- 
Timothy