• Ravi
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      241 year ago

      The word percent is exactly that per cent, which basically means parts of hundred. E.g. 10% are 10 of 100, or 60% are 60 of 100. You can also write this mathematically as 60/100 or 60÷100, which is 0.6.

      Now in general: x% are x parts of 100 or x/100 or x÷100. If you want to calculate x% of y you just multiply it: y × x% = y × x ÷ 100.

    • @JPAKx4
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      11 year ago

      It’s okay, not everyone learns through the explicit formulas. If the reversable idea is good enough for you, then that’s great!