What are the differences between calculating a percent, proportion, and rate?

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Mathematics

Reginald Potter

20 January, 07:51

What are the differences between calculating a percent, proportion, and rate?

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Charity Galvan · Answer 1

Answer: A proportion is an equation that says that two or more ratios are equal.

Percent means hundredths or per hundred and is written with the symbol,

Step-by-step explanation:

A proportion is an equation that says that two or more ratios are equal. For instance if one package of cookies contain 20 cookies that would mean that 2 packages contain 40 cookies

Percent means hundredths or per hundred and is written with the symbol, %. Percent is a ratio were we compare numbers to 100 which means that 1% is 1/100.