9 is what percent of 765? (What percent of 765 is 9?)

9 is what percent of 765?

The question here is "9 is what percent of 765?" which is the same as "What percent of 765 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 765 equals 9.

The problem is therefore x% of 765 = 9 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 765
		100

= 9

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 1.176. The answer to "9 is what percent of 765?" is therefore:

1.176%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 1.176 percent of 765 is 9.

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