a gross-sorry dont know what else to put this under. could be a riddle.

[freewilly]

a gross is 20% of 30% of 40% of 50%of 60% but, , of which number?.

[4GS]

A gross is 144

[kempie]

20000

[freewilly]

4GS I know a gross is 144 thats not the question.

and kempie
How did you get to your answer.

[kempie]

144 = 0.2 x 0.3 x 0.4 x 0.5 x 0.6 x ?

144 � 0.2 � 0.3 � 0.4 � 0.5 � 0.6 = ?

? = 20000

[fredpuli47]

Are you thinking of something, such as a price or profit, being 'gross'? Gross here means the total without any deductions. So there may be a gross profit of �10,000 but if there's tax of �4,000 to pay on the profit, the actual profit to the business is �6,000 (the 'net profit' after tax) . Or you may have a gross figure before expenses. That could be the takings of a small business before the deductions made for the expenses incurred by the business in running the business. There's no fixed percentage between the gross figure and the net figure. The exception is where a business charges you a fixed percentage, 10% or 20% or whatever on its price for something. So it might be that it quotes you �1,000 plus 10 per cent service: then the gross figure is �1000 plus �100 service viz. �1100