Percent
A percent is a ratio whose denominator is
100.
According to data from the American Association of Community Colleges
example
According to the Public Policy Institute of California
\left(2010\right)\text{, }\text{44%} of parents of public school children would like their youngest child to earn a graduate degree. Write this percent as a ratio.
Solution
The amount we want to convert is 44. |
44 |
Write the percent as a ratio. Remember that percent means per 100. |
10044 |
example
In
2007, according to a U.S. Department of Education report,
21 out of every
100 first-time freshmen college students at
4-year public institutions took at least one remedial course. Write this as a ratio and then as a percent.
Answer:
Solution
The amount we want to convert is 21 out of 100 . |
21 out of 100 |
Write as a ratio. |
10021 |
Convert the 21 per 100 to percent. |
21% |