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Percent means per hundred

Percent means per hundred

A 10 by 10 hundred-square grid with 25 squares shaded, labelled 25% and 100% whole, plus a quarter bar model below

A percentage is a number of parts out of 100. The symbol % means "per hundred", so 25%=25100=0.2525\% = \frac{25}{100} = 0.2525%=10025​=0.25.

Percentages Lesson

  1. IGCSE
  2. /Maths
  3. /Percentages

Step-by-step lessons covering Edexcel IGCSE Maths Percentages for IGCSE Maths. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Paper 1 and Paper 2 format. Build confidence with the shared Foundation-tier content first, since roughly 40% of Higher-tier marks are targeted at the grades 4–5 boundary that both tiers have in common.

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