What does a percentage sign with a number in brackets above mean?

1. What does a percent sign mean in guitar chords?
2. What does a percentage sign in music mean?
3. What does the percentage symbol mean in math?
4. How do you use percent sign?

What does a percent sign mean in guitar chords?

The percent sign is actually known as a simile mark. Like you said it just means to repeat the previous measure. The 3 in brackets is slightly informal and is telling you this is the 3rd measure repeat so it is no different then the previous simile repeats, it's just telling you how many times you have repeated so far.

What does a percentage sign in music mean?

The symbol that looks a lot like a percentage sign means repeat the last bar.

What does the percentage symbol mean in math?

The percent sign % (or per cent sign in British English) is the symbol used to indicate a percentage, a number or ratio as a fraction of 100.

How do you use percent sign?

Use the percent symbol after any number expressed as a numeral. For example: 12%. In APA style, numbers greater than nine are expressed as numerals and use the percent symbol.