Template:Cents

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This template calculates the cent value of its first argument (defaults to 1). An optional second argument controls the precision, it defaults to 0 decimal places.

It must always be combined with the subst: keyword. The substitution is already carried out for the page preview. At save, the cent value is being placed into the wiki source.

Documentation

This template should always be substituted (i.e. use {{subst:Cents}}).

This template calculates the cent value of its first argument (defaults to 1). An optional second argument controls the precision, it defaults to 0 decimal places.

Usage

Use this template like this

{{subst: cents|ratio|prec}}

Example

This input in the wiki source

{{subst: cents|3/2|5}}

produces the following output

701.95500

Intervals can even be typed as evaluable mathematical expressions. For example:

{{subst: cents|3^12/2^19|5}}

gives:

23.46001

Add in a lowercase C to the end of the expression to add {{c}}:

{{subst: cents|5/4c|2}}

gives:

386.31 ¢

Add in an uppercase C to add {{cent}}:

{{subst: cents|5/4C|2}}

gives:

386.31 ¢

See also

• Template:Cent, Template:C – templates to insert the cent symbol, with and without (respectively) a link to the article about cents.