How to do floating point/decimal math in Solidity
A guide on working with decimals in Solidity
Solidity has no concept of floating point numbers. But you can still do decimal math in Solidity.
The easiest way is to use a library. A commonly used one is ABDKMathQuad.
https://github.com/abdk-consulting/abdk-libraries-solidity/blob/master/ABDKMathQuad.md
(use it at your own risk, this post is for educational purposes only. I have not verified if that package is legit, accurate or safe to use.)
Also see my post on math functions in Solidity and percentages in Solidity code
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