Difference between revisions of "Percent"

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A percent (literally, "per cent" means "per hundred") is an expression of a fraction in which the denominator is 100.

There is a special notation based on this concept: The denominator is omitted, and the numerator is followed by the percent sign "%". For example, one percent (or simply "1%") would be 1/100, and 1/4 (25/100) would be 25%.

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-A '''Percent''' is a measure of an amount to a another amount shown as a numeric value.  It is represented based on the second number being considered to consist of 100 equally sized units, so an amount that equals the second value would be 100%, whereas a amount that is half of the second value would be represented as 50% and an amount that is double the second value would be represented as 200%.
+A '''percent''' (literally, "per cent" means "per hundred") is an expression of a [[fraction]] in which the [[denominator]] is 100.
+There is a special notation based on this concept: The denominator is omitted, and the [[numerator]] is followed by the percent sign "%". For example, one percent (or simply "1%") would be 1/100, and 1/4 (25/100) would be 25%.
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