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In the previous chapter, we studied about basics of percentage, and it's conversion methods. Now We will take a look at the practical problems of percentage.
- The term "percent" means per hundred or for every hundred. This term has been derived from the Latin word per centum.
- The symbol (\(\%\)) is used for the term percent.
Example:
71 percent is written as 71\(\%,\) and it means that "71 out of \(100\)".
Fractional Equivalents of Commonly used Percentages:
| \(1\)\(\%\) \(=\) \(1/100\) | \(2\)\(\%\) \(=\) \(1/50\) | \(4\) \(\%\) \(=\) \(1/25\) | \(5\)\(\%\) \(=\) \(1/20\) |
| \(8\)\(\%\) \(=\) \(2/25\) | \(10\)\(\%\) \(=\) \(1/10\) | \(12\)\(\%\) \(=\) \(3/25\) | \(15\)\(\%\) \(=\) \(3/25\) |
| \(16\)\(\%\) \(=\) \(4/25\) | \(20\)\(\%\) \(=\) \(1/4\) | \(25\)\(\%\) \(=\) \(1/4\) | \(40\)\(\%\) \(=\) \(2/5\) |
| \(50\)\(\%\) \(=\) \(1/2\) | \(60\)\(\%\) \(=\) \(3/5\) | \(75\)\(\%\) \(=\) \(3/4\) | \(80\)\(\%\) \(=\) \(4/5\) |
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