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Lesson 117 of 500 · Extra Passages
⭐ 30 XPPercents Part 3
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Percents are a way to express a number as a part of 100.
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Percents are a way to express a number as a part of 100. When you see a percent sign (%), it means 'out of 100.' For example, if you score 45 out of 100 on a test, your score can also be expressed as 45%. This tells you that you answered 45 questions correctly out of a total of 100. To find a percentage of a number, you can use the formula: (part/whole) × 100. If you want to find out what 20% of 50 is, you first divide 20 by 100 to get 0.2, then multiply that by 50, which equals 10. Therefore, 20% of 50 is 10. Understanding percents helps in real-life situations, like calculating discounts while shopping or understanding statistics.
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1 of 2What does the percent sign (%) represent?
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