since percentages have been rounded off to whole numbers, the total will not be exactly equal to 100%
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Illustration by Pablo Robles Note: Percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number.—Pablo Robles, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025 All projections are rounded to the nearest whole number.—Austin Mock, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025 If the total is showing a decimal like 36.5, go to the nearest whole number.—Bianca London, Glamour, 28 Mar. 2025 In the March 6 episode of Hulu's The Kardashians, the Good American founder celebrated her 40th birthday while wearing a bejeweled denim corset, a pair of darker skin-revealing jeans and a denim cowboy hat to match the whole number.—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for whole number
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