| Interesting Math History |
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Where does the phase 'Percent' come from ? |
Answer : |
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Percent came from the Latin words Per Centum meaning by the
hundred or for every hundred. |
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The number expressed as a
percent is being compared with a second number called the standard or BASE by dividing the base into 100 equal parts and
writing the comparison number as many hundredths of the base.
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Symbol : % |
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It's a ratio whose second term is 100.
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For Example, |
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86 to 100 means 86 / 100 equals to 86% or 0.86
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