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A percent doesn't show an exact amount: it shows a relationship of a part to a whole. Let’s go back to our pizza. Imagine 2 slices: one is 25% of a large pizza and the other is 25% of a small pizza. Both slices are 25% of the whole pizza, even though one slice is bigger than the other.
So remember: A percent defines a portion of a whole. The actual size of that portion will change depending on the size of the whole.