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What does Percentage mean?
A ratio expressed as a part of one hundred and written with the percent symbol.
Exam cue: Translate percent to decimal before multiplication or division and identify the whole, part and rate.
What does it look like in a question?
New York example
Six percent becomes 0.06 when calculating a commission.
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What should you not confuse it with?
A percentage point change is not always the same as a percent change.
Related real estate math terms
AcreA land-area unit equal to 43,560 square feet.AreaThe amount of surface within a two-dimensional boundary.Capitalization rateA rate that relates a property's net operating income to its value or price.CommissionCompensation paid for brokerage services under an agreement.MillA property-tax rate unit equal to one dollar of tax per one thousand dollars of taxable value.ProrationAllocation of income or expense between parties for their respective periods of ownership or responsibility.
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