Fifty Percent (Noun)
Meaning
A half expressed as a percentage.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The exam required students to answer at least fifty percent of the questions correctly to pass.
- Fifty percent of the votes went to the winning candidate in the election.
- Her new business venture had a fifty percent chance of success according to the market analysis.
- By donating to charity, the company aimed to give fifty percent of its annual profits to those in need.
- After years of research, scientists discovered that fifty percent of the participants had a genetic predisposition to the disease.