Fact · Dictation on Mac
Apple lists calculations and unit conversions among the requests Siri answers on a Mac, with examples such as a percentage of a number and a centimeter-to-inch conversion.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
““What’s 18 percent of 225?” “How many centimeters are in an inch?””
Use Siri to find information and get things done on Mac, Apple Support, Mac User Guide, 2026, Use Siri to find information.
Open the original- What it measures
- Apple's example requests under Use Siri to find information. These are short questions with a spoken answer, which is the job Siri is built for.
- What it does not show
- Examples only. Apple's page does not measure how often these requests succeed.