Percents

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What is a percent?

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A percent is a way of expressing a number as a fraction of 100. It is denoted by the symbol '%'. For example, 50% means 50 out of 100.

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How do you calculate a percentage of a number?

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To calculate a percentage of a number, multiply the number by the percentage (in decimal form). For example, to find 20% of 75, calculate 75 x 0.20 = 15.

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What is 20% of 75?

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15

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How do you find what percent one number is of another?

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To find what percent one number is of another, divide the first number by the second number and multiply by 100. For example, to find what percent 20 is of 50, calculate (20/50) x 100 = 40%.

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What percent of 50 is 20?

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40%.

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What is the formula for calculating percentage?

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The formula for calculating percentage is: (Part/Whole) x 100.

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In a race, if 12 out of 30 cars finished, what percent finished?

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40%.

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If a student scored 70 out of 100 on a test, what percent did they score?

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70%.

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What is 20% of 65?

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13

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If you have 400 miles to drive and have driven 280 miles, what percent have you driven?

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70%.