Learn Percents Greater Than 100 The table shows the total rainfall during April for a certain city for three different years part 3 whole 4 In 2019 it rained less than it did in 2018 To compare the rainfall in 2019 to that in 2018 use the ratio 3 4 Recall that a percent is a ratio that compares a number to 100 You can use equivalent ratios to show that the rainfall in 2019 was 75 of the rainfall in 2018 nem wohl 28160p2 hm woh X25 part whole X25 75 100 X25 x 0f tyd baie 1910 1 02 In 2020 it rained more than it did in 2018 To compare the rainfall in 2020 to that in 2018 use the ratio 5 4 You can use equivalent ratios to show that the rainfall in 2020 was 125 of the rainfall in 2018 Inshaq tow 125 100J X25 Example percent Year 2018 2019 2020 percent April Rainfall in 4 0 3 0 5 0 125 means 125 per 100 125 100 125 to 100 125 or 100 one hundred twenty five percent If the number being compared to 100 is less than 100 then the percent is less than 100 00 Percents are greater than 100 when the number being compared to 100 is greater than 100 When the percent is greater than 100 the part is greater than the whole If the number being compared to 100 is greater than 100 then the percent is greater than 100 Model E MA 6 AR 3 4 Talk About It Suppose the rainfall 2021 is 5 0 inches What percent compares the rainfall in 2021 to the rainfal in 2020 Explain wh this makes sense