Percentage is a way to compare one number to another, just like a fraction, decimal or ratio. A simple way to think of a percentage as a decimal is to imagine pennies in the pound: \(1p\) can be ...
Journalists are often thought of as being “word people,” and however true that may or may not be, even the most diligent reporter can blanche when faced with a thicket of figures. But sidestepping or ...