9 is what percent of 764? (What percent of 764 is 9?)

9 is what percent of 764?

The question here is "9 is what percent of 764?" which is the same as "What percent of 764 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 764 equals 9.

The problem is therefore x% of 764 = 9 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 764
		100

= 9

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 1.178. The answer to "9 is what percent of 764?" is therefore:

1.178%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 1.178 percent of 764 is 9.

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