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How to Use "Percentage" with Example Sentences
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percentage
(n):
the number or amount that is part of a whole
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Used with adjectives:
"
That city has a
high
percentage
of homeless people.
"
(high, large, huge, significant, substantial)
"
We are concerned about the
increasing
percentage
of teenage runaways.
"
(increasing, growing)
"
She has a
small
percentage
of voters.
"
(small, low)
Used with verbs:
"
Let's
calculate
the
percentage
of students who will go to college.
"
(calculate, estimate, measure, determine)
Used with nouns:
"
What is the
percentage
change
in the student population this year?
"
(change, difference, growth, increase, decrease)
"
Calculate the
percentage
discount
of the sale item.
"
(discount)
"
What is the
percentage
error
of the actual rainfall this month?
"
(error)
Used with prepositions:
"
What
percentage
of
homes are in foreclosure?
"
(of)
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