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Shade a percent, then read that rate of a whole. 30 percent of 80 is 24, not 30.
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30 per 100 of 80 is 24. The percent is a rate. The part changes when the whole changes. The meaning “per 100” stays.
Shade a percent, then read that rate of a whole. 30 percent of 80 is 24, not 30.
30 per 100 of 80 is 24. The percent is a rate. The part changes when the whole changes. The meaning “per 100” stays.