UPSKILL MATH PLUS
Learn Mathematics through our AI based learning portal with the support of our Academic Experts!
Learn moreIn 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:
| \(1\)\(\%\) \(=\) \(1/100\) | \(2\)\(\%\) \(=\) \(1/50\) | \(4\) \(\%\) \(=\) \(1/25\) | \(5\)\(\%\) \(=\) \(1/20\) |
| \(8\)\(\%\) \(=\) \(2/25\) | \(10\)\(\%\) \(=\) \(1/10\) | \(12\)\(\%\) \(=\) \(3/25\) | \(15\)\(\%\) \(=\) \(3/25\) |
| \(16\)\(\%\) \(=\) \(4/25\) | \(20\)\(\%\) \(=\) \(1/4\) | \(25\)\(\%\) \(=\) \(1/4\) | \(40\)\(\%\) \(=\) \(2/5\) |
| \(50\)\(\%\) \(=\) \(1/2\) | \(60\)\(\%\) \(=\) \(3/5\) | \(75\)\(\%\) \(=\) \(3/4\) | \(80\)\(\%\) \(=\) \(4/5\) |
Register for free to see more content