Question

Write and solve an equation to answer the question.
9 is 12% of what number?

Answer 1

Let x be the number we are trying to find.

The word "of" usually means multiplication in math problems. So, we can set up the following equation:

9 = 0.12x

To solve for x, we need to isolate it on one side of the equation.

First, we can divide both sides of the equation by 0.12:

9 / 0.12 = x

Simplifying the left side of the equation gives:

75 = x

Therefore, 9 is 12% of 75.