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What does the term 'percentage' refer to in mathematics?
What does the term 'percentage' refer to in mathematics?
A percentage refers to a number or ratio expressed as a fraction of 100.
If 50% of the total number of students in a class are male, and there are 500 students, how many of them are male?
If 50% of the total number of students in a class are male, and there are 500 students, how many of them are male?
250 of them are male.
How is 45% expressed as a fraction and a decimal?
How is 45% expressed as a fraction and a decimal?
45% is expressed as the fraction $\frac{45}{100}$ and as the decimal 0.45.
What is the percentage increase if the price of an item increases by $0.15 from $2.50?
What is the percentage increase if the price of an item increases by $0.15 from $2.50?
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Are there any mathematical restrictions on percentage values?
Are there any mathematical restrictions on percentage values?
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What is 25% expressed as a fraction and a decimal?
What is 25% expressed as a fraction and a decimal?
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If a quantity increases from 80 to 120, what is the percentage increase?
If a quantity increases from 80 to 120, what is the percentage increase?
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What is 60% of 250?
What is 60% of 250?
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If a solution is 15% salt, what fraction of the solution is not salt?
If a solution is 15% salt, what fraction of the solution is not salt?
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What is 40% as a fraction in its simplest form?
What is 40% as a fraction in its simplest form?
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