can not apply operator * to operand of type decimal and double

Question

Hi I need to apply a discount of 5.2% on a product.I have tryed doing something like this: ``` decimal BasePrice {get;set;} decimal Discount = (BasePrice * 5.2) / 100; ``` But Visual Studio tells me that it : can not apply operator '*' to operand of type decimal and double If that is so how can I represent this discount?

Accepted Answer

Use

```
decimal Discount = (BasePrice * 5.2m) / 100;
```

Otherwise, `5.2` will be treated as a double.

From MSDN:

If you want a numeric real literal to be treated as decimal, use the suffix m or M

can not apply operator * to operand of type decimal and double

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