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Gene93 Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
percentage/rate
Hello,
Can't we use percentage instead of "rate" in: "Today we are going to talk about the eleven countries with the highest teenage pregnancy percentage"? Does it fit the sentence?
Can't we use percentage instead of "rate" in: "Today we are going to talk about the eleven countries with the highest teenage pregnancy percentage"? Does it fit the sentence?
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It doesn't sound natural. Percentage is a way of quantifying the rate, but rate is correct in the sentence. "
- It doesn't sound natural.
- Percentage is a way of quantifying the rate, but rate is correct in the sentence.
- "
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It doesn't sound natural. Percentage is a way of quantifying the rate, but rate is correct in the sentence. "...the highest rate of teenage pregnancy."
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