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Percent Word Problems - Examples & Practice
By Alex Federspiel
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Today (August 22) is Hoodie Hoo Day. This is a day celebrated in the Southern hemisphere where, at noon, people go outside and shout "Hoodie Hoo" in order to scare off winter.
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The world's population is 6.88 billion. The population of the Southern hemisphere is 800 million.
If everyone in the Southern hemisphere shouts Hoodie Hoo, what percent of the world is shouting it?
Round to the nearest percent.