Concept of Mathematics Theory

Percentage

Percentage = Per + Cent

The meaning of 'Cent' is 'Century', i.e. 'Hundred'

Thus, 'percent' means per hundred.

In other words, amount or number in per hundred.

Here, 'percent' and 'percentage' are synonym, i.e. both have same meaning.

Concept of 'percent' or 'percentage' is based on 'hundredth part'.

Hundredth part means, Out of hundred equal parts, each part is called its 'Hundredth Part'.

Therefore,

Hence, by saying a certain ‘percent’ or ‘percentage’ it means ‘that many’ hundredths.

That is how many in hundredths.

Percentage is expressed by a symbol ‘%’.

Example

10%, 20%, 5%, 9%, 25%, m%, y%, q%, x%, etc.

(1) If we say 10%, this means 10 per hundred

(2) If we say 5%, this means that 5 per hundred

(3) If we say 25%, this means that 25 per hundred

(4) If we say 30%, this means that 30 per hundred

Similarly,

(5) If we say m%, this means ‘m’ per hundred

(6) If we say ‘x%’ this means ‘x’ per hundred.

(7) If we say ‘y%’, this means ‘y’ per hundred.