Percentage/Examples/5 Per Cent
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Example of Percentage
- $5$ per cent is the same as $\dfrac 5 {100}$, or $\dfrac 1 {20}$.
Proof
\(\ds \text {$5$ per cent}\) | \(=\) | \(\ds 5 \%\) | ||||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 5 / 100\) | Definition of Per Cent | |||||||||||
\(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds \dfrac 1 {20}\) | arithmetic |
$\blacksquare$
Sources
- 1989: Ephraim J. Borowski and Jonathan M. Borwein: Dictionary of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): per cent