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Questions about percents in English Hello everyone, I have a question: In English, when talking about percents, can we say: - Group 1 *comprises* 30% of all participants - Group 2 *is* 20% of all the participants - Group 3 *makes* 20% of all participants - The rest of participants form Group 4. Are the above sentences correct? Thank you in advance. PS: - additional 5 participants *take* 3 more percent. thank you!

1. März 2018 13:15

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Questions about percents in English

Hello everyone,
I have a question:

In English, when talking about percentages, can we say:
- Group 1 *comprises* 30% of all participants
- Group 2 *is* 20% of all the participants
- Group 3 *makes* 20% of all participants
- The rest of participants form Group 4... ?
Sentences 1 to 4 are comprised of good English.
Are the above sentences correct?
Thank you in advance.

1. März 2018

Jan, thank you! Greg, thanks! In Group 4, it's not a typo, I meant "form", like in "we formed a big team". And one last question please? Would "take ...%" be okay too? E.g.: additional 5 participants *take* 3 more percent.

1. März 2018