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Percent means " from 100 " or "of 100", and represents a part of an entire whole (i.e. 100%).

Example : 10% would indicate 10 items or parts out of each 100,

equal to the fraction 10/100. Fractionally this is the same as 1/10 (one tenth).

To find a percentage

Divide to express a fraction as a decimal, and multiply by 100.

Example : To find 5/8 as a percentage, divide 5 by 8, giving you .625, then multiply by 100 to yield 62.5 -- the fraction 5/8 is the same value as 62.5%

Example : Out of 25 objects, 7 objects represents how many percent of the total?

Divide 7 by 25 which is .28, multiply by 100 to find that 7/25 equals 28% of the total.

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A percent is a specified amount in or for every hundred. The literal definition is one part in every hundred.

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