document.write( "Question 129803: what is percentage? \n" ); document.write( "

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Percent means \"per one-hundred\"
\n" ); document.write( "Suppose I give you a number, like 37
\n" ); document.write( "It could be 37 trees, 37 bicycles, or
\n" ); document.write( "anything
\n" ); document.write( "Now suppose I say 37 percent.
\n" ); document.write( "Now it means 37/100, or 37 per one-hundred
\n" ); document.write( "Another way to express it is .37
\n" ); document.write( "Now suppose I say 102 percent
\n" ); document.write( "This is 102/100, or 1.02 This is equal to
\n" ); document.write( "100 percent + 2 percent, or
\n" ); document.write( "100/100 + 2/100
\n" ); document.write( "If you remember to divide by 100 every time
\n" ); document.write( "you see percent, you'll be OK \n" ); document.write( "

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