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
