One way to compare two fractions is to convert both to a common denominator. Then the only difference is in the numerator. Comparison of the numerator is then sufficient to compare the fractions. A percentage is equivalent to converting the fractions to a denominator of 100.
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Of equal height means that at least two objects or people are the same height. It is a phrase used when making a comparison.
The words rather and fairly have a very similar meaning. They can mean "moderately" or "significantly" depending on the sentences they are in.For example:That was a rather big fish he caught.and:That was a fairly big fish he caught.In the sentences above, rather and fairly have the same meaning.However, the word rather can also be used to make a comparison, and fairly cannot.For example:I'd rather eat a fish than a squid.Rather is used for comparison purposes. If you replaced rather with fairly, the sentence would no longer make sense.
The percent of 0.309 would be 30.9 percent. This is used in math a lot.
A comparison between two things that are similar in some respects, often used to help explain something or make it easier to understand. 2. A similarity in some respects.
age of one event in comparison with other events