Arithmetic & Basics
Basic

Percentage

What fraction of a whole a part represents, out of 100.

Formula

%=partwhole×100\% = \frac{\text{part}}{\text{whole}} \times 100

Variables

partThe amount you have
wholeThe total amount

Example

15 out of 60 = 25%

Did You Know?

The word "percent" comes from the Latin "per centum", meaning "by the hundred" — the % sign evolved from a shorthand scribbles of "cto".

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