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What is the percentage?
A percent is a ratio whose second term is 100. Percent means parts per hundred. The word comes from the Latin phrase per centum, which means per hundred. In mathematics, we use the symbol % for percent or the abbreviation pct.For example, 12% (read as 'twelve percent') is equal to 12/100, or 3/25, or 0.12.
Percentages are used to express how large or small one quantity is relative to another quantity.
Percentage in word problems:
- Profit gain
If 5% more is gained by selling an article for Rs. 350 than by selling it for Rs. 340, the cost of the article is: - Long hairs
In a class of 30 students. 18 have long hair. What percentages of the class have long hair? - Summerjob
The temporary workers planted new trees. Of the total number of 500 seedlings, they managed to plant 426. How many percent did they meet the daily planting limit? - Iron
Iron ore contains 54% iron. How much iron ore is needed to produce 23 tons of iron?
- 670 person
Six hundred seventy people were tested for RT-PCR. As a result, 80% tested negative. How many tested positive? - Researchers
Researchers asked 200 families whether or not they were the homeowner and how many cars they had. Their response was homeowner: 14 no car or one car, two or more cars 86, not homeowner: 38 no car or one car, two or more cars 62. What percent of the famili - There 20
There are 56 800 kinds of animals. Thirty-five percent of this number live on land. How many kinds of animals live on land? - Enrollment 2
Enrollment in the evening college program increased from 580 last year to 620 students this year. What was the rate of increase? Please round off your answer to two decimal places. - Percent change 2
98.6 to 101.2; what is the percent change?
- A basketball
A basketball team won 11 out of 20 games. What percent of its games were won by the team? - Kareem
Kareem has completed 68 deliveries so far this week. He needs to make 80 deliveries for the week. What percentage of his deliveries has Kareem completed? - Walking
Of the 450 students at the school, 432 walks to school. What percentage is this? - Customers 4
Out of the 510 customers 150 of them bought at least two items. What percent bought at least two items? - Field trip There were 40 students signed up to go on a field trip on the day of the trip, and only 28 students were present. What percent of the students showed up for the field trip?
In 2011, assuming about 61.3% of the households in Colorado owned pets. Find the decimal notation for 61.3%.more math problems »
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