SOLUTION: what is percentage?

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Question 129803: what is percentage?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Percent means "per one-hundred"
Suppose I give you a number, like 37
It could be 37 trees, 37 bicycles, or
anything
Now suppose I say 37 percent.
Now it means 37/100, or 37 per one-hundred
Another way to express it is .37
Now suppose I say 102 percent
This is 102/100, or 1.02 This is equal to
100 percent + 2 percent, or
100/100 + 2/100
If you remember to divide by 100 every time
you see percent, you'll be OK