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9 stores is 3% of how many stores

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This question is a little tricky. This means that 9 is 3% of x stores. 3% is equal to 0.03, because a percent is a hundredth of a whole. To find the percentage of x stores, we multiply the percent (in decimal form) by x. This is equal to 9. Our equation is 9=0.03x. Now, all we have to do is divide 9 by 0.03, to isolate x, and we'll know the answer! 9/0.03=0.03x/0.03. 9/0.03=300. So, x=300.

Answer: 300 stores
User AlexanderZ
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Hey There!

The answer to this problem is 2.7

Steps
1. Multiply 9*0.3

2. Once you multiply you should get 2.7

3. To solve step one you have to pretend you are multiplying 9*3

4. The answer you get for step 3 is 27

5. After you get that answer (27) you must put the decimal in

6. After you do step 5 you should get 2.7

In conclusion, you're final answer should be 2.7

Hope This Helped ;)
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