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A teacher explains that the word percent is really two words meaning per one:

AHundred
BThousand
CMillion
DHundreds
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Hundred
1. The word splits into per and cent. 2. Cent points to a hundred. 3. It means per one hundred. _Source: OpenStax Prealgebra 2e, Chapter 6, Percents._
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