Trying to make an equation

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jburridge

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Im currently building something that has skills/combat etc. I need to figure out this equation so multiple things can work together.

None of these numbers can be changed, And nothing can be added/changed after the equal sign.
Both of these equations have to be true, using the same equation.
55 * 100 = 110
55 * 200 = 165

Example
55 * (100/50) = 110
55 * (200/50) = 165
The first one is correct, but the second one is wrong.
Feel free to ask me any questions, and I appreciate any help in advanced :D
 
jburridge said:
Im currently building something that has skills/combat etc. I need to figure out this equation so multiple things can work together.

None of these numbers can be changed, And nothing can be added/changed after the equal sign.
Both of these equations have to be true, using the same equation.
55 * 100 = 110
55 * 200 = 165

Example
55 * (100/50) = 110
55 * (200/50) = 165
The first one is correct, but the second one is wrong.
Feel free to ask me any questions, and I appreciate any help in advanced :D
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Hint:

55 * 3 = 165
 
Right, that’s the problem i’m running into.
Because 55*3 does not equal 110 in the first equation.
 
jburridge said:
Yeah I knew I didn't explain this very well, it's very hard to explain lol. But that wouldn't work because


55 * (100/50 -1) = 110 (this one doesn't equal 110)
55 * (200/50 -1) = 165
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It may be hard to explain, but it's even harder to help you if we don't know what the problem is. How about stating your problem in terms of your app/game?
 
lev888 said:
It may be hard to explain, but it's even harder to help you if we don't know what the problem is. How about stating your problem in terms of your app/game?
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I feel as if that just makes it even more confusing which is why I attempted to simplify, But essentially

I'm applying damage to a skill. 55 is the skills damage, 100 is the extra damage i'm adding to it, as a percent, and 110 is how much damage it should do after.

In this example, I'm giving the skill 100% more damage, so it's doing 110 total damage.
55 * 100 = 110

The problem is that in other skills, it does not accept percentage, So if I give it 100 more damage it's just doing this
55 * 100 = 5500

So in the examples above, my attempt is to make an equation that will work for all skills no matter what extra damage i give it. Essentially the number I punch in should be converted to a percent if that makes sense. It also must of course already assume that you have 100% by default.

TLDR
This is why I just simplified it down to me needing two equations, that are exactly the same equation but they have to equal the correct number. I don't really think its a context issue, its just difficult for me to explain that I'm trying to make one equation......but work for both?

Ill add an additional example

55 * ((100 + 100)/50) / 2 = 110
55 * ((200 + 100)/50) / 2 = 165
55 * ((300 + 100)/50) / 2 = 220

OH MY GOD I JUST FIGURED IT OUT. thank you guys :)
 
Also
55(100/100+1)=110
55(200/100+1)=165


Idk why its all coming to me now, I guess I just needed sleep.
 
jburridge said:
I feel as if that just makes it even more confusing which is why I attempted to simplify, But essentially

I'm applying damage to a skill. 55 is the skills damage, 100 is the extra damage i'm adding to it, as a percent, and 110 is how much damage it should do after.

In this example, I'm giving the skill 100% more damage, so it's doing 110 total damage.
55 * 100 = 110

The problem is that in other skills, it does not accept percentage, So if I give it 100 more damage it's just doing this
55 * 100 = 5500

So in the examples above, my attempt is to make an equation that will work for all skills no matter what extra damage i give it. Essentially the number I punch in should be converted to a percent if that makes sense. It also must of course already assume that you have 100% by default.

TLDR
This is why I just simplified it down to me needing two equations, that are exactly the same equation but they have to equal the correct number. I don't really think its a context issue, its just difficult for me to explain that I'm trying to make one equation......but work for both?

Ill add an additional example

55 * ((100 + 100)/50) / 2 = 110
55 * ((200 + 100)/50) / 2 = 165
55 * ((300 + 100)/50) / 2 = 220

OH MY GOD I JUST FIGURED IT OUT. thank you guys :)
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It's great that you worked it out. But if you want to communicate your problem to someone else in the future, you'll need to do a much better job. You've thrown together a bunch of numbers and words, but the result is completely incomprehensible.
 
lev888 said:
It's great that you worked it out. But if you want to communicate your problem to someone else in the future, you'll need to do a much better job. You've thrown together a bunch of numbers and words, but the result is completely incomprehensible.
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Yeah I'm aware of that. I stated that multiple times that I was unsure how to explain it, Appreciate the positive feedback though.
 
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