Is "89.9%" singular or plural?

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I’m writing a dissertation on network security. I’m unsure which of the following to use:

...89.9%, which is 57 million users.
...89.9%, which are 57 million users.

Technically it should be are because it refers to a plural amount of people, but it doesn’t sound right to me considering that 57 million is in a sense one group.

Realted (possible dupe):plural or singular for fractions of a mile? — Tim Lymington, Jan 01 '15 at 23:48

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 01 '15 at 18:00

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The correct term is "which is". You are referring to the percentage (singular), so "89.9%, which is 57 million users" is the proper grammatical usage.

answered Jan 01 '15 at 18:00

caelondian

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you are not referring to the percentage but to 89.9 percent (plural) – Toothrot Jun 11 '19 at 18:23

Is "89.9%" singular or plural?

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