Fill in the blanks to make the statement true: A _______ with its denominator $100$ is called a percent.

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Step 1: Explain the concept of Fractions
A fraction is a numeric quantity that is represented in $\frac{p}{q}$ form and is not a whole number.
A fraction consists of a numerator and a denominator.
For example: $\frac{1}{2}, \frac{6}{7}, \frac{13}{21}$ , etc.
Step 2: Explain the concept of Percentage
A percentage is a numeric quantity which is expressed in $\frac{p}{q}$ form i.e. fraction with denominator $100$ . It is represented with the symbol of percentage $(%)$ .
For example: $1 %$ is expressed in fraction as $\frac{1}{100}$ .
Therefore, a fraction with its denominator $100$ is called a percent.

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