Economics B A-Level
Percentage
What Percentage means in Economics B A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Percentage
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A fraction of 100, useful for market share or interest rates, calculated by dividing the part by the whole and multiplying by 100.
Topics that use Percentage
- Appendix 3: Quantitative skills (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Base year
- Cross elasticity of demand
- Data interpretation
- Fraction
- Income elasticity of demand
- Index numbers
- Inflation measurement
- Marginal cost
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