% is a fraction with 100 as the denominator, say 45 %, is 45 / 100, divide it out = 0.45 , so you have percentage, fraction and decimal but all the same value,
just different or more convinient ways of saying the same thing.
20 percents
No one invented percents.
percents are numbers over 100
They are all the same, fractions can be turned into percents and percents can be turned into fractions. hope that helps :)
Percents are 100 times larger (and that is by definition!).
Percents are basically decimals, and we use decimals as numbers with extra, tiny proportions. Percents are just ways to make those decimals into a whole, more friendlier number. But, percents can also be made with decimals as well.
lawyers use percents when figureing out prices and taxes of houses
No, they are not.
Percents are easier since they don't need to be converted. It saves a step.
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percents are used to dealing with math for example you can always do 45/100% wich reduces to 450%.