9 is what percent of 659? (What percent of 659 is 9?)

9 is what percent of 659?

The question here is "9 is what percent of 659?" which is the same as "What percent of 659 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 659 equals 9.

The problem is therefore x% of 659 = 9 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 659
		100

= 9

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 1.366. The answer to "9 is what percent of 659?" is therefore:

1.366%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 1.366 percent of 659 is 9.

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