To prevent Lyme disease in dogs and cats, the most important step is to stop the ticks that transmit the disease. The tick that carries the Borrelia spirochete can be prevented or killed by applying a tick collar and flea and tick medications.
1. Know what a percentage is. A percentage is a way to express a number as a part of a whole. To calculate a percentage, we look at the whole as equal to 100%. For example, say you have 10 apples (=100%).If you eat 2 apples, then you have eaten 2/10 Ã 100% = 20% of your apples and you are left with 80% of your original apples.. Know what a percentage is. A percentage is a way to express a number as a part of a whole. To calculate a percentage, we look at the whole as equal to 100%. For example, say you have 10 apples (=100%).
A percent can always be written as a decimal, and a decimal can be written as a percent, like this: 0.85 = 85%. We can find any percent of a given number by changing the percent to a decimal and multiplying. One hundred percent of a number is just the number itself.Two hundred percent of a number is twice that number.Let's find 30 percent of 400: First change 30% to a decimal by moving the decimal point 2 places to the left.ne hundred percent of a number is just the number itself. Two hundred percent of a number is twice that number. Let's find 30 percent of 400: First change 30% to a decimal by moving the decimal point 2 places to the left.