alleryStart learning →Percent is described as meaning per:
AOne hundred
BOne thousand
COne dozen
DOne million
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. One hundred
1. The word percent carries its own definition.
2. A percent is written with the percent symbol.
3. Percent means per 100.
4. So 25 percent means 25 out of every 100.
_Source: OpenStax Prealgebra 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 6 'Percents', sections 6.1-6.5_
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