Nine is fifteen percent of what number?

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by Guven

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We have:

Let x = unknown number

15% by x = 9 or

$(15)/(100)\cdot x=9$

And solve for x:

$\begin{gathered} 100\cdot(15)/(100)\cdot x=9\cdot100 \\ 15x=900 \\ (15x)/(15)=(900)/(15) \\ x=60 \end{gathered}$

Answer: the number is 60

Peter Hedberg answered Aug 16, 2023

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