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A percentage is another way (as well as fractions and decimals) of representing a part of a whole. The term literally means ‘for each 100’. The percentage is therefore the numerator when the denominator is 100. For example, 1/2 = 50/100. So one half equals 50%. Similarly, 3/4 =75/100 so three quarters equals 75%. 29% = 29/100 Percentages can represent numbers greater than one. Just as 2/1 =2, so 200% = 2.