Subtracting Percentages Issue

tarheel12325

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Hey all! I know this is very minor but I can't seem to remember this...I want to subtract two percentages but get a value in the value field instead of a percent. Example:
18.1% - 18.7% = -0.6

I want to do that but without the percent sign. If i do it normally it changes my equal value to -.01

I know its a simple formatting trick but I can't remember it. Thanks!
 

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tarheel12325

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bump.... just to clarify things I want the formula I posted above to look exactly like that...but when I do it I get -0.01 instead of -0.6 (need to keep the subtracting values as percentages however).
 
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facethegod

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bump.... just to clarify things I want the formula I posted above to look exactly like that...but when I do it I get -0.01 instead of -0.6 (need to keep the subtracting values as percentages however).

I think this is what your after...

=(18.1%-18.7%)*100
 
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