How to take a number out of a number

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#22

First convert the number into a string using tostring() and then use either string.find(), to find a certain part of the number and extract it. I recommend using string.sub though. Here is a link to string.sub: string | Roblox Creator Documentation

If you then need it as a number again use tonumber() to convert your edited string back into a number.

In your case, as I read further on the thread, you are trying to do a conversion system with 5000 alone.

so here is your solution.

local 5000alone = string:sub(1, #str-3)

– Create a variable in which you Perform your operations on the variable we just created (example = local convertednumber = 5000alone/10

– add origin number back to variable (convertednumber)

Happy to help - CyberWizard

#23

Let’s say if the num was 5,405

Then I want to temp remove 405

Let’s say if it’s 3,056

Then temp remove 56

Let’s say it’s 5,021,788

Temp remove 21,788

#24

See that before multiplying by 1000 the value would be 5 using the math.floor() function.

#25

So the string.sub gets rid of the numbers?

#26

Here’s a test script I made:

local coins = 5873
local coins_String = tostring(coins)

local calculate = 10^(string.len(coins_String)-1)  -- Return: 10, 100, 1000, 10000...
local magic = math.floor(coins/calculate)*calculate

local backup = coins-magic

print(magic)
print(backup)
#27

Idk if I did something wrong but I don’t get 5k from it

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#28

You’re supposed to floor it. Since just dividing the number would give 5.873 and not 5.000.

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