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Alc24 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
percentage or percent (english speaker help)
Which is the correct answer please?
1 He's one percent/percentage/percentage point better than him. He's ranked 93, his opponent 94.
2The team shot 2 percent/percentage points worse than their opponent.
3 You have 5 percent of battery on your computer to finish up your work. I don't have the charger with me.
What percentage/percent of the movie has downloaded?
If using percentage in a question, you have to use percent in the answer right as in the following:
What percentage of women go back to work after giving birth?
20 percent go back to work.
How come in the question "percentage" is used and in the answer "percent"?
Thank you so much
1 He's one percent/percentage/percentage point better than him. He's ranked 93, his opponent 94.
2The team shot 2 percent/percentage points worse than their opponent.
3 You have 5 percent of battery on your computer to finish up your work. I don't have the charger with me.
What percentage/percent of the movie has downloaded?
If using percentage in a question, you have to use percent in the answer right as in the following:
What percentage of women go back to work after giving birth?
20 percent go back to work.
How come in the question "percentage" is used and in the answer "percent"?
Thank you so much
Top answer
Thank you so much Because we don't say things like '20 percentage'. We only say things the 'what percentage' and 'the percentage'.
- Thank you so much Because we don't say things like '20 percentage'.
- We only say things the 'what percentage' and 'the percentage'.
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Because we don't say things like '20 percentage'. We only say things the 'what percentage' and 'the percentage'.
How come in the question "percentage" is used and in the answer "percent"?Thank you so much
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Hello Canadian,
Could you please tell me how you would say each please?
Thank you so much
Could you please tell me how you would say each please?
Thank you so much
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Hello Canandian, Would you mind telling me how to say each sentence please?
THank you
THank you
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alc24Hello Canandian, Would you mind telling me how to say each sentence please?THank you1) We don't say 'percent points'.
2) "percent" is more commonly used than "percentage".
3) Now you try to answer those questions.
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Here is what I think, in 1 percent or percentage point is correct.
1 He's one percentage point better than him. He's ranked 93, his opponent 94.
1 He's one percent better than him. He's ranked 93, his opponent 94.
percent
3 You have 5 percent of battery on your computer to finish up your work. I don't have the charger with me.
percent or percentage
1 He's one percentage point better than him. He's ranked 93, his opponent 94.
1 He's one percent better than him. He's ranked 93, his opponent 94.
percent
3 You have 5 percent of battery on your computer to finish up your work. I don't have the charger with me.
percent or percentage
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alc24-----Here is what I think, in 1 percent or percentage point is correct. Yes, but very few people would say "percentage point" when they can say the much more natural "percent".
You have 5 percent of battery power (left) on your computer to finish up your work. I don't have the charger with me. It sounds be
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