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    Default eighty six percents of them OR eighty six percent of them

    Which one is right?
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    Default Re: eighty six percents of them OR eighty six percent of them

    Quote Originally Posted by ironman2008 View Post
    Which one is right?
    "eighty six percent of them"
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    Default Re: eighty six percents of them OR eighty six percent of them

    It's always per cent (sometimes written as one word "percent"). It means "per one hundred". "One hundred" is singular.
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