Percent:

Noun:

1. A part or share of a whole, expressed as a fraction of 100.
   • Example: 50 percent of the students passed the exam.

Adjective:

1. Expressed as a fraction of 100.
   • Example: The interest rate is 5 percent per annum.

Prepositions Used with “Percent”:

• Percent of (e.g., 20 percent of the population)
• Percent from (e.g., Sales increased by 10 percent from last year)

Collocations:

• Percent increase
• Percent decrease
• Percent chance
• Percent change
• Percent of
• Percent growth
• Percent reduction
• Percent improvement

Example Sentences:

1. Only ten percent of the budget was allocated for education.
2. The discount is twenty percent off the original price.
3. They reported a five percent increase in sales.
4. She scored ninety percent on her final exam.
5. Thirty percent of the respondents agreed with the statement.
6. The company aims for a ten percent growth in revenue.
7. The survey showed that seventy percent of customers are satisfied.
8. He invested fifty percent of his savings in stocks.
9. The water content in the fruit is about eighty percent.
10. A thirty percent reduction in costs is expected this year.
11. The new policy resulted in a fifteen percent decrease in emissions.
12. Approximately sixty percent of the employees commute by car.
13. The team achieved a ninety-five percent success rate.
14. The bank offers a two percent interest rate on savings accounts.
15. The rainfall this month was twenty percent higher than average.
16. The population increased by three percent last year.
17. There is a forty percent chance of rain tomorrow.
18. Her approval rating dropped by ten percent.
19. He completed eighty percent of the project.
20. They received a seventy percent funding increase.
21. The recipe calls for one percent milk.
22. Their profits rose by twenty percent in the last quarter.
23. The attendance rate is over ninety percent.
24. The survey found that sixty-five percent of people prefer online shopping.
25. The company achieved a five percent improvement in efficiency.
26. The tax rate is set at fifteen percent.
27. The test scores showed a ten percent improvement.
28. He managed to save thirty percent of his income.
29. The new model is twenty percent more efficient.
30. The success rate increased to eighty-five percent.
31. The report indicates a seven percent decline in sales.
32. The market share is now at twenty-five percent.
33. The study revealed that fifty percent of the participants experienced side effects.
34. The unemployment rate dropped to four percent.
35. The bonus is calculated as a percentage of the annual salary, typically five percent.
36. The loan has an interest rate of three percent.
37. Ninety percent of the work is done.
38. She donated ten percent of her earnings to charity.
39. The pass rate for the exam is eighty percent.
40. The survey showed a five percent increase in satisfaction levels.
41. The error rate is less than one percent.
42. The inflation rate is expected to rise by two percent.
43. The company achieved a ten percent return on investment.
44. The accuracy rate of the test is ninety-nine percent.
45. The population growth rate is around three percent annually.
46. The cost of living increased by five percent.
47. They offered a thirty percent discount on all items.
48. The profit margin is about fifteen percent.
49. The school reported a ninety-eight percent attendance rate.
50. The study showed that eighty percent of people support the new law.