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The word 'cent' comes from Latin (centum) and means one hundred (100). e.g. Century = 100 years.
In Roman numerals the letter 'C' is used to represent '100'.
The word 'percent' means of or out of one hundred.
In currency The USDollar is divided into 100 cents.
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