Why does SQL Server round off results of dividing two integers?

Question

I have a table with a smallint column that contains percentages as whole numbers (i.e., 50, 75, 85, etc.)

When I divide this column by 100, as in

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Answer 1

You're doing integer division. 50/100 is 0 with a remainder of 50.

You need to use floating point division.