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one out of

English translation: one in ten to one in 100

00:47 Mar 9, 2016
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Engineering (general)
English term or phrase: one out of
What does "one out of" mean in this sentence? I thought one out of about 10 too 100 means 1% to 10 %. if so, why the percentage will be majority? Majority should be 80 to 90 %.

here's the sentence that the expression is used. Thanks for your help!

"Considering that the majority of fires (one out of about 10 to 100) are small with low or even
no heat power, smoke detection is often faster than LHD and therefore smoke detection has
been promoted as a complementary system in addition to LHD."
leg4leg
Türkiye
Local time: 23:08
Selected answer:one in ten to one in 100
Explanation:
meaning:
most fires i.e. one in 10 to one in 100 are .... 1% to 10% is correct
there is a grammar mistake, should read: the majority is
however, I've read the majority are though I personally would not use it.
Selected response from:

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 22:08
Grading comment
Thank you for your suggestions and idea which are very useful for me.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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3 +3one in ten to one in 100
Edith Kelly


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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
one in ten to one in 100


Explanation:
meaning:
most fires i.e. one in 10 to one in 100 are .... 1% to 10% is correct
there is a grammar mistake, should read: the majority is
however, I've read the majority are though I personally would not use it.

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 22:08
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you for your suggestions and idea which are very useful for me.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: 'the majority are' is fine, it's like 'none'.
1 hr
agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
2 hrs
neutral  Sheila Wilson: 'are' is fine. How is it logical to say that 1 in 10 is a majority though, when it's only one-tenth? And 1 in 100 is to me a tiny minority.
9 hrs
agree  acetran
5 days
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