Is 950% a real percentage? I was doing a math problem and the answer was 950% (and I got the answer right). I was debating with a friend and they said it wasn't a real percentage and I said it was.

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anonymous · Answer

@TheSmartOne

openstudyissoawesome · Answer

That can be a real percentage.

openstudyissoawesome · Answer

Percentage is not limited to 100%

anonymous · Answer

Really? I didn't know that. :P

openstudyissoawesome · Answer

If a company's profits more than double they increase by more than 100%.

openstudyissoawesome · Answer

So 950% is real.

anonymous · Answer

They asked us to convert 9 1/2 into a percentage and I got 950%. @OpenStudyIsSoAwesome

openstudyissoawesome · Answer

uh huh thats right

anonymous · Answer

Ok thx.

anonymous · Answer

What do you think @smartnerd1111?

wolf1728 · Answer

Heck that is a real percentage.

smartnerd1111 · Answer

yes it is a real percent.it isnt limited to 100.you get 1000 percent for all i know.that will be a cool grade to have

fortytherapper · Answer

Right. Percentages, just like numbers, go to infinity.

100% can be represented as 1, so if you ate 200% more snacks on this diet than the last, you ate double. 300%, triple. 1000%, ten times, and so on