9 is what percent of 438? (What percent of 438 is 9?)

9 is what percent of 438?

The question here is "9 is what percent of 438?" which is the same as "What percent of 438 is 9?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 438 equals 9.

The problem is therefore x% of 438 = 9 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 438
		100

= 9

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 2.055. The answer to "9 is what percent of 438?" is therefore:

2.055%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 2.055 percent of 438 is 9.

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