How do you read the% sign and what does it mean?

The % sign represents the percentage. When reading it, it says "percent". For example:

• "We offer a discount of 30 % on selected products. "
• "We offer a discount of 30 percent on selected products. "

The% symbol is very similar to the symbols for fractions, such as ½ or ¼. This is because percent is a form of fraction, where the denominator is 100. In other words, the unit is divided into 100 equal parts.

For example: if a seller's commission is 15 % (15 for every 100), when making a sale of 200 pesos, the commission will be 30 pesos ($ 200 divided 100 by 15 = $ 30).

As with all fractions, a high percentage it does not necessarily imply a real large amount. For example, the 7/8 ratio is high and the 1/8 ratio is low. However, 7/8 of a candy is much less than 1/8 of a cake. In other words, to know the real quantity, we must always know the total quantity of the unit, that is, that which is being divided into equal parts.

Other mathematical symbols

1. ‰ It is a symbol similar to the percentage, but it refers to the number of units per thousand. That is, the total is divided into a thousand units. It is used for percentages less than 1% or with many
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   decimals. For example, a percentage of 4.356% equals 43.56 ‰. A percentage of 0.054% is equal to 0.54 ‰
2. As we saw the sign / Separates the numerator from the denominator of a fraction. What appears before the / sign is the numerator and what appears after is the denominator. That is: Numerator / denominator.
   The denominator indicates how many parts the unit has been divided into. The numerator indicates how many of those parts are being taken. If the numerator is greater than the denominator, it means that more than one unit is being taken. For example:

1. The signs < Y > show major and minor relationships.

   < it reads as "is less than”. For example: 1 <3
   > it reads as "is greater than”. For example: 5> 3

   The signs ≤ Y ≥ They are used to delimit sets, since in addition to indicating greater and lesser relationships, they accept the possibility that they are equal. For example:

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