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Q: What does the word per cent mean?
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Why is each statement reasonable 10 percent of 100 is 10 So 15 percent of 100 is 15?

Because the word "percent" derives from per + cent= per 100.Because the word "percent" derives from per + cent = per 100.Because the word "percent" derives from per + cent = per 100.Because the word "percent" derives from per + cent = per 100.


What is the root word cent mean?

money


What did Edison mean when he said one per cent insperation and ninety - per cent perspiration?

Work and you will accomplish your goal if you have a little inspiration.


What is the difference between per cent and per centum?

"Per centum" is the Latin term from which we derive the English word "percent" (somtimes rendered "per cent"). It literally means "of (or, out of) one hundred".


What is the mean of 0.7?

seven tenths or 70 per cent


What does 0.56 mean in words?

Fifty-six per cent.


How do you spell per cent?

Both "percent" and "per cent" are usable forms and the noun form is "percentage."UK /Commonwealth publications more often use the two-word form per cent.


Which cent word means one hundredths of a year?

It is: 1 per cent of a year because 1/100 = 1%


What syllable is accented in the word percentage?

The second syllable is accented in the word percentage. (per-cent-age)


75 of 888?

did you mean 75 per cent of 888? if so its 666


What is 1 of 10 in per cent?

10 per cent


What does the suffix per mean?

It means the same thing as it does as a standalone word in phrases such as "kilometers per hour" or "miles per gallon". It compares the ratios of two things. And "cent" means "one hundredth", as it does in the slang term for a penny.