alleryStart learning →The word percent comes from the Latin per centum, meaning what?
Aper hundred
Bper thousand
Cper million
Dper ten
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. per hundred
Per centum means per hundred, matching the implied denominator of 100.
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