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Cent Larger Increase Talk Amounts Equal Hundredths Voters

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You use p_______ to talk about amounts. For example, if an amount is 10 per cent (10%) of a larger amount, it is equal to 10 hundredths of the larger amount.You use per cent to talk about amounts. For example, if an amount is 10 per cent (10%) of a larger amount, it is equal to 10 hundredths of the larger amount.
20 to 40 per cent of the voters are undecided.
We aim to increase sales by 10 per cent.
The area has an unemployment level of 40 per cent.
There has been a ten per cent increase in the number of new students.
...its prediction that house prices will fall 5 per cent over the year.
It's 50 per cent wool, 50 per cent acrylic.
word per cent
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noun
You use per cent to talk about amounts. For example, if an amount is 10 per cent (10%) of a larger amount, it is equal to 10 hundredths of the larger amount.
20 to 40 per cent of the voters are undecided.
We aim to increase sales by 10 per cent.
The area has an unemployment level of 40 per cent.
There has been a ten per cent increase in the number of new students.
...its prediction that house prices will fall 5 per cent over the year.
It's 50 per cent wool, 50 per cent acrylic.
inflections percent
cefr-level A2

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