Calculator Guide

How to use the Koala

Koala is like your friendly financial translator! Here's what it can understand:

Numbers and Currency Talk

  • Numbers without a symbol: These are automatically implied to be your base currency.
  • Numbers with a symbol: Include the currency symbol ($, €) before the number (e.g., $20.50, €10) and Koala will automatically understand it. You can even include a space!
  • Numbers with a currency code: Numbers with a 3 letter currency code like (EUR, USD, EGP) before or after the number.

  • also Koala even fixes typos and ignores spaces! So USD100, $ 100, 100usd, 100 uSd, usD100 are all the same.

  • Large Numbers: You want to write out 11650000, but your eyes will hurt, so you can use symbols followed by a space (e.g., 10k for ten thousand, 10m for ten million). In this case 11.65m will represent the number above.
  • Write them verbally (e.g., 10 thousand). In this case 11.65 million will represent the example number above.
    • Supported symbols for Koala:
      • k: Thousand (1,000)
      • m: Million (1,000,000)
      • b: Billion (1,000,000,000)
      • t: Trillion (1,000,000,000,000)
  • Use commas (e.g., 10,000). In this case 11,650,000 million will represent the example number above.

Supported Operations

Koala can handle all the math operations you need for your finances:

  • Basic arithmetic: + (addition), - (subtraction), * (multiplication), / (division)
  • Percentage calculations: Use multiplication" (e.g., 15% * $200 for a 15% tip on $200)
  • Exponents: ^ (e.g., 2^3 is 2 multiplied by itself 3 times)

Examples:

  • $50 + €20 (mixes currencies)
  • 10k gbp + 5m usd (uses abbreviations)
  • 20 thousand + 5 billion (written words for large numbers)

Now that we got through all that, try the full power of Koala below!