Divide two columns then express as a percentage

Hi

I am just having a little trouble with this one (someone will say its easy as, but I have been staring at it for ages), I have to create a formula that divides column F by Column D and expresses the differences as a percentage of column D

eg Column D Colum F
5,769.39 73,966.50

Do I do =sum(Column D/colum F) or the other way around?? I know how to change it to a percentage, just whatever why I do it looks ok

Thanks for any help
Kylie

divides column F by Column D

yes the other way around..

=column F / column D

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Yes preferably if that was your after on your question

I have to create a formula that divides column F by Column D

but if you are getting like what is the percentage of 5,769.39 out of 73,966.50

your previous formula is correct 5,769.39 / 73,966.50 gives you 7.80%

5,769.39 is 7.80% of 73,966.50