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What does the word 'percent' literally mean?

Per 100

How do you write 43% as a fraction?

43100\frac{43}{100}

What is 20% written as a decimal?

0.2

If 80% of 1291 tuberculosis patients are H.I.V. positive, how many patients is this?

1032 patients

What formula finds what percentage one amount is of another?

PartWhole×100\frac{\text{Part}}{\text{Whole}} \times 100

What is the marked price?

Original price before discounts

What does a discount do to the original price?

Reduces it

If there's a 25% discount, what percentage of the original price do you pay?

75%

If there's a 10% increase, what percentage of the original price do you pay?

110%

What does 'of' usually mean in mathematics?

Multiply

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