Mathematics is made up of 50% formulas, 50% proofs and 50% imagination.
The word „percent“ is based on the term „per cent“ and in Latin means „out of a hundred“.
Percentages can always be rewritten into a fraction (therefore their symbol resembles a fraction line).
Percent to fraction conversion:
- Make the percentage the numerator of the fraction
- „Per cent“ means out of every 100, so 100 is used as the denominator
- Simplify if possible
- Divide the numerator
- Multiply by 100
- Add a percent symbol
Percent as rule of proportion – this is a direct proportion
EXAMPLE
What is 8 percent of 50? X is 8 percent of 50.
- Multiple by cross: (x) (100) = 50 (8)
- 100x = 400
- divide both sides by 100
- x = 4
Employees who will not work on 100% will have their salary reduced by 50% and then increased by 50%!
Employees give work 100% = 10% on Monday, 21% on Tuesday, 41% on Wednesday, 20% on Thursday and 8% on Friday.
YOU KNOW THAT:
A 5% climb does not mean a slope. The data indicates that the traveler will ascend 5 meters in 100 meters.
There is a difference between „100%“ (with a space) and „100%“ (without a space). A version with a space means „one hundred percent“, while a version without a space means „hundred-percent“.
Percentage can be swapped actors? 8% of 50 is the same as 50% of eight.