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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
A third
"He also promised a new Scottish national bank if Labour came to power at Westminster, noting that small businesses in Scotland received just 8% of UK small business lending, compared with a third for London and the south-east." (The Guardian.)
Does "a third" mean 33.33% in the above?
Does "a third" mean 33.33% in the above?
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Yes though not necessarily that precisely.
- Yes though not necessarily that precisely.
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fivejedjonYes though not necessarily that precisely.Thank you for the reply.
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