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This task doesn't have audio. Read the question below and select the correct answer.

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How should you correctly say 83%?

--answers--

Eighty-three percentages

--feedback--

You should say percent, not percentages.


Eighty-three percent


Eight-three percent

--feedback--

You should say eighty-three, not eight-three.


Eighty and three percent

--feedback--

This phrase is not standard. Use the full number: eighty-three percent.

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Eighty-three percent is the correct way to read 83%.

You always use percent (not percentages) after an exact number. What's the difference?

Use percent after a number:

  • 83% is eighty-three percent.

  • 20% is twenty percent.

Use percentage or percentages in general, not after a number:

  • Eighty-three percentages is incorrect.

  • We saw an increase in percentages across departments. is correct (used without a specific number).

This is important for giving clear updates, especially when discussing statistics or reports.