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What is percent of a number?

Updated: 9/18/2023
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A percentage ( % ) is the expression of a number as a fraction of 100. The word "percent" is derived from the Latin meaning "per hundred."

Contributor's note: to find the percentage of any real number, simply multiply that number by 1/100 of the percentage. For instance, to find 5% of 1560, simply multiply 1560 by 0.05

1560 x 0.05 = 78

5% - multiply by 0.05

53% - multiply by 0.53

99% - multiply by 0.99

100% - multiply by 1

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