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The word percent comes from a Latin phrase meaning:

ABy the hundred
BBy the thousand
CBy the quantity
DBy the quotient
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. By the hundred
1. The Latin phrase is per centum. 2. It tells you the base of the comparison. 3. It means by the hundred. _Source: OpenStax 'Contemporary Mathematics', Ch 6 'Money Management' (CC BY)_
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