Maths glossary · South Africa
Percent
A part out of 100. The sign is %.
Percent means per hundred. 50% is 50 out of 100, which is the same as one half.
Example: If 20 of 100 children walk to school, 20% walk.
Lessons, worksheets, practice and tools on this: Decimals and percents.
Related words
- Decimal: A number with a decimal point, where the digits after the point are tenths, hundredths and so on.