Percent has 2 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 percent strategy and 90 percent communication yields 100 percent team success. | |
| 2. | Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. | |
| 3. | Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration. | |
| 4. | Genius means one percent inspiration and 99 percent sweat. | |
| 5. | An ENERGY STAR clothes washer uses about 70 percent less energy and 75 percent less water than a standard washer used 20 years ago. | |
| 6. | The year I was born, in 1961, women made up less than 40 percent of college students. Today, you earn almost 60 percent of college degrees, make up roughly half of the workforce. Back then, the pill was still illegal in some states. And today, thanks to the Affordable Care Act, birth control is free. In the old days, women actually needed a husband to open a credit card. Today, more women are choosing to be single—and all Americans are able to marry whoever they love. | |
| 7. | By the way, one tenth of one percent is one hundred percent of one per thousand. | |
| 8. | Over 68 percent of Earth's freshwater is locked up in ice and glaciers; and another 30 percent is in groundwater. | |
| 9. | A newborn baby is 78 percent water. Adults are 55-60 percent water. | |
| 10. | Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it. |