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If there are 16 patients on a hospital wing, what number of patients represent 100%?

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Percentage is a number or ratio expressed as a fraction of 100. 100 % is equal to 100 from 100, and means complete, entire, whole. So, if there are 16 patients on a hospital wing, 100% represents 16 number of patients (all of them).
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