3 Read the text again and answer the questions.
1 Where does the word 'per cent' come from?
2 Who first used the numbers 0-9?
3 Why do we use percentages?
4 What percentage is 'the whole' equal to?
5 What is the whole in the example with cakes?
6 What do we multiply the fraction by to get the
final percentage?​

February 23 - day of the defender of the fatherland! this holiday! i congratulated przdnikom grandfather and dad. mom baked a delicious cake. in the park we had a celebration, a band was playing and it was very fun. in the evening we walked on the street and watched fireworks. i showed on tv gala concert and interesting films about the war! holiday was enjoyable! 23 февраля - день защитника отечества! это праздничный день! я поздравил с праздником дедушку и папу. мама испекла вкусный торт. в парке у нас был праздник, играл оркестр и было   весело. вечером мы гуляли на улице и смотрели салют. по телевизору я показывали праздничный концерт и интересные фильмы про войну! выходной день был приятным! постарался простыми предложениями!

1 Great Britain has the official name – The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (or UK – for short).

2 The British Isles lie in the north-west of Europe.  They consist of two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland,

3 The territory of the United Kingdom is about 244 square kilometres. His the 75th place among other countries in the world.
 
4 The United Kingdom is made up of four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland-

5 The capital of the country is London.  The 4 capitols of the United Kingdom are : England is London, Wales is Cardiff, Scotland is Edinburgh and Northern Ireland is Belfast.

6  The two Houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (the House of Lords and the House of Commons) are based at The Palace of Westminster, 
in London.

7 The British Parliament is the oldest in the world. It originated in th 12th century as Witenagemot,

8  Britain is a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarch – Queen Elisabeth II as a head of state.