However, we intend to round to the nearest tenth of a percent, so we will carry the division to four decimal places only. (Four places are necessary because we will be moving the decimal point two pla...However, we intend to round to the nearest tenth of a percent, so we will carry the division to four decimal places only. (Four places are necessary because we will be moving the decimal point two places to the right.) Army Corps of Engineers, speaking of the repairs to the Green River Dam, reported there was now a 1-in-25 chance that a storm would force the corps to release enough water from the dam’s reservoir to cause a flood downstream in the Green River Valley.
When one hears the word “percent,” other words come immediately to mind, words such as “century,” “cents,” or “centimeters.” A century equals 100 years. There are one hundred cents in a dollar and the...When one hears the word “percent,” other words come immediately to mind, words such as “century,” “cents,” or “centimeters.” A century equals 100 years. There are one hundred cents in a dollar and there are 100 centimeters in a meter. Thus, it should come as no surprise that percent means “parts per hundred.” In the world we live in we are constantly bombarded with phrases that contain the word “percent.” The sales tax in California is 8.25%. An employee is asking his boss for a 5% raise. A uni
