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If you found the percent of a number and the product is greater than the number, whatvdo you know about the percent? Explain.

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The percent of said number must be over 100% because 100% is the whole value of a number

Ex:
105% of 20 is 21 because, 100% of 20 is 20 and 5% of 20 is 1
150% of 20 is 30 because, 100% of 20 is 20 and 50% of 20 is 10

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