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How to count percentage

You may have come across news items like the following in newspapers, on the radio or TV, etc.

          There has been a 15 percent increase in food grain production.

          The cost of petrol has risen by 5 percent.

          Banks reduced interest rates by 1 percent.

          We use the word percent often in everyday affairs. Let us find out the meaning of these words and learn how they are used.

          Look at the ratios  62/100 , 75/100   , 100/100 .

          The denominator of each of the ratios is 100. Such a ratio is called a percentage. A percentage is written using the word percent or the symbol %.

          The ratio  is written as 62% or 62 percent.

          Similarly,  means 75 percent or 75%.

                              means 100 percent or 100%.

This video shows you how to count percentage in details.

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