#color(blue)("Use of wording is critical")#
Note that in mathematics the word 'of ' is interpreted as multiply. Also the letter 'a' (as a word) is interpreted as 1 of #->1xx#
#color(brown)(ul("I am convinced this is NOT what you meant!"))#
A percent #-> 1/100#
Let the fraction be #x#
#" Fraction" color(white)("d")" of "color(white)("d")"a percent"#
#color(white)("ddd")xcolor(white)("dddd.d")" of "color(white)("dd") 1/100#
#color(white)("ddd")x color(white)("dddddd")xx color(white)("ddd")1/100-=0.004#
#color(white)("ddddddddddddddddddd")uarr#
#color(white)("ddddddddddddddd")obrace("equivalent to")#
#x=100xx0.004 = 0.4 ->4/10color(brown)(" ???????")#
#" Fraction" color(white)("d")" of "color(white)("d")"a percent"#
#color(white)("dddd")4/10 color(white)("dddd")xxcolor(white)("dddd")1/100color(white)("ddd") -= 0.004 #
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#color(blue)("Did you mean: in the fraction format of percentage?")#
#0.004 -=4/1000#
But we need the percentage form of this where the denominator is 100.
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(4-:10)/(1000-:10) -= 0.4/100#