316 * 100% = 31600%
No one invented percents.
20 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 :)
30% off of £316 = £221.2 = 30% discount applied to £316 = £316 - (30% * £316) = £316 - (0.30 * £316) = £316 - £94.8 = £221.2
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.
Half of 316 is 158. You can find this by dividing 316 by 2.
Multiples of 316.
Percents are easier since they don't need to be converted. It saves a step.