Brave Search Calculator for %

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Description of the issue: Brave Search Calculator doesn’t work properly with %. Example: 100+50% gives 100.5, see https://search.brave.com/search?q=100%2B50%&source=desktop. Proper result obviously is 150, see https://www.google.com/search?q=100%2B50%.

Brave Version (check About Brave): Version 1.31.88 Chromium: 95.0.4638.69 (Official Build) (x86_64)

Operating System: MacOS 11.6 Intel

It has been two years…

Google: 100+50%=150 https://www.google.com/search?q=100%2B50%25
DuckDuckGo: 100+50%=150 https://duckduckgo.com/?hps=1&q=100%2B50%25&ia=calculator
Bing: 100+50%=150 https://www.bing.com/search?q=100%2B50%25
Brave: 100+50%=100.5 https://search.brave.com/search?q=100%2B50%25&source=desktop

Is there a good address I can send a math book to Brave? Given Brave’s attempt to get into financial market, your math is not exactly making you look good reliable financial partner.