A resolution must receive fifty-one percent of the votes to pass.
A ratio that compares a number to one hundred The symbol for percent is % (cf Percents Discussion)
bar graphs each bar extends 100 percent and segments are measured in percentages of the whole
for one hundred -- "To change a percent to a decimal, move the decimal point two places to the left " (36)
The percent is equivalent to the fraction of the total respondents who answered a particular response option of a question 84% said "yes" means 84/100's of respondents answered the question with a "yes " The percent is calculated by multiplying by 100 those who answered a certain way and then dividing that number by the total respondents