diff --git a/client/src/pages/guide/english/mathematics/finding-a-percent/index.md b/client/src/pages/guide/english/mathematics/finding-a-percent/index.md index 331daf9e52..c867d71268 100644 --- a/client/src/pages/guide/english/mathematics/finding-a-percent/index.md +++ b/client/src/pages/guide/english/mathematics/finding-a-percent/index.md @@ -3,13 +3,35 @@ title: Finding a Percent --- ## Finding a Percent -This is a stub. Help our community expand it. +Percent literally means "out of a hundred" or "per hundred" ("cent" like century). +
A percentage is just a different way of writing a decimal. For example, instead of writing 0.25, we write 25%. Or instead of writing 1.4213, we write 142.13%. +
Percentages are created by moving the decimal point of a decimal two digits to the right and adding a percent sign (%) to the end of the number. -This quick style guide will help ensure your pull request gets accepted. +#### Mathematical Operations with Percentages - +The simplest way to perform math with percentages is to first convert them to decimals, perform the math, then convert the result back to a percentage. + +*Note: Addition and subtraction can be performed without any conversions.* + +###### Addition Example + +
Consider the problem: 14% + 256%
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+Simply add the numbers leave the percent sign after the result: 14 + 256 = 270%
+ +###### Multiplication Example + +
Consider the problem: 28% * 133%. 
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+1. Convert the percentages to decimals by moving the decimal point two spaces to the left (0.28 * 1.33)
+2. Perform the mathematical operation as you would normally (0.28 * 1.33 = 0.3724)
+3. Convert the result back into a percentage by moving the decimal point two spaces to the right (37.24%)
+ +*Division would follow the same steps.* #### More Information: +https://www.mathsisfun.com/percentage.html +https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/pre-algebra-ratios-rates/pre-algebra-percent-problems/v/finding-percentages-example