Shortcuts for finding Percentages

Percentage is nothing but a fraction, whose denominator is 100. The actual meaning of Per-Cent is per every 100. It is usually denoted by the sign % and sometimes shortened as P.C.

Eg. 5/100 is called 5 per cent (or 5%)

Here 5, which is the numerator is called the rate per cent.

In the same way 18% means 18/100 (18 out of 100)

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