9 is what percent of 656? (What percent of 656 is 9?)

9 is what percent of 656?

The question here is "9 is what percent of 656?" which is the same as "What percent of 656 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 656 equals 9.

The problem is therefore x% of 656 = 9 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 656
		100

= 9

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 1.372. The answer to "9 is what percent of 656?" is therefore:

1.372%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 1.372 percent of 656 is 9.

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