Abstract
Per cent means ‘per hundred’. The symbol % is completely interchangeable with the words ‘per cent’. A percentage is simply a fraction with 100 as denominator.
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© 1996 F. E. Penketh
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Penketh, T. (1996). Percentages. In: Work Out Numeracy. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14099-2_11
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