Math Dictionary / Percent
Percent
A percent is a number out of 100.
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What it means
Percent means per hundred, so 25% means 25 out of 100.
Also called: percentage
Examples
| 50% = 1/2 |
| 20% of 80 is 16 |
| 0.75 = 75% |
Common mistake
Convert the percent to a decimal before multiplying: 15% = 0.15.
Try one
Question: What is 30% of 50?
Show answer
0.30 x 50 = 15.