How to Use "Percentage" with Example Sentences

percentage (n): the number or amount that is part of a whole

Listen to the Lesson | Listen with pause

Used with adjectives:

"That city has a high percentage of homeless people."
(high, large, huge, significant, substantial)

"We are concerned about the increasing percentage of teenage runaways."
(increasing, growing)

"She has a small percentage of voters."
(small, low)

Used with verbs:

"Let's calculate the percentage of students who will go to college."
(calculate, estimate, measure, determine)

Used with nouns:

"What is the percentage change in the student population this year?"
(change, difference, growth, increase, decrease)

"Calculate the percentage discount of the sale item."
(discount)

"What is the percentage error of the actual rainfall this month?"
(error)

Used with prepositions:

"What percentage of homes are in foreclosure?"
(of)