Division Error

[Guest]

Why does this return 0?

decimal pct2=(500/2000)*100;

Thanks

 

[Kevin Spencer]

Because the integer 500 divided by the integer 2000 returns the integer 0.
Default math rules.

To get a non-zero value:

decimal pct2 = ((decimal) 500 / (decimal) 2000) * (decimal) 100;

- or -

decimal pct2 = (500d / 2000d) * 100d;

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