The names of two of the 12 months begin with the letter A. What percent of the names of the months begin with the A?

The answer is 16.66%.

There are two months that begin with A: April and August.

There is a total of 12 months.

Hence: 2/12 = 1/6 = 0.1666 (16.66%).

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When we say "Percent" we are really saying "per 100". One percent (1%) means 1 per 100.

So, because "Percent" means "per 100" think: "this should be divided by 100"

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Thursday, May 12 2016


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