TEE NEW STUDENT'S REFERENCE WORK
In the following time sheet, call 10 hours a day's work. MANUFACTURER'S TIME SHEET.
2189
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.
Fri.
Sat.
Total Hours
Days
Wages per clay
Amount
John Moore 10 10 10 10 10 5
$3.00
$
Henry Walker , 9 91 9| 9| 94 44
$3.00
$
Benj. Drew 84 9 94 9| 9i 4i
$3.00
$
Fred Norris 94 91 10 9 9| 44
$3.00
$.
Frank Prescott 10 10 10 10 10 5
$3.00
$
James Bennett 10 10 10 10 10 5
$3.00
$
Total ___
$
PERCENTAGE.
Percentage is simply an application of decimal fractions.
Per cent means hundredtks.
Six per cent means six hundredths, Tf ¥ or .06.
The symbol or sign of per cent is %.
Thus, six per cent is written 6%.
100% of a number is the number itself.
75% of a number is -f/$ or % of the number.
50% of a number is ^ or % of the number.
25% of a number is -ffa or *4 of the number.
Any per cent of a number may be expressed as a common fraction by writing the per cent as the numerator, and 100 for the denominator. Reduce the fraction to lowest terms.
The following table illustrates the close relationship between percentage and common fractions :
