Fill in the Blanks Percentages - Year 7 - FFLOnline version Fill in the blanks with the words given. by Thays Farias Galvao 1 quantity 100' sale denominator important calculate quantities bank use discounts fractions off whole Percentages When we say ? Percent' we are really saying ? per . One percent ( 1% ) means 1 per 100 . If a percent means out of a hundred , then the ? hundred' is the , like the in fractions . Percentages are an part of our everyday lives . It is a very handy way of writing as percentages can be compared more easily than fractions . We can use Percentages to work out , e . g . there is a at Toys R Us , where everything is 20% ! Percentages can also help and compare e . g . 70% of the class voted to have a longer recess , versus the 20% that voted for a longer lunch . We can also percentages to work out a sum of a e . g . money in a can earn 2% interest on your savings .