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What is percentage?
PERCENTAGE:
Percentage means “for every 100” or "out of 100." The (%) symbol as a quick way to write a fraction with a denominator of 100.
For example: 24 out of 100 can be written as 24%.
A percentage is a number or ratio expressed as a fraction of 100. It is often denoted using the percent sign, "%".
For example: The ratio $\frac{1}{2}$ expressed as a percentage is 50%.
Similarly, the ratio $\frac{3}{4}$ expressed as a percentage is 75%.
To convert a fraction into a percentage, we multiply the fraction with 100.
For example, express $\frac{1}{5}$ as a percentage
$\frac{1}{5}\times$ 100 = 20%
Similarly, decimals are converted into percentages and vice versa
Example: 0.1 = $\frac{1}{10} = \frac{1}{10} \times$ 100 = 10%
To convert a percentage into a fraction we divide by 100
Example, 5% is $\frac{5}{100} \ or \ \frac{1}{20}$