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20 is 9% of what number?: animated lesson

A narrated, step-by-step percentages video lesson with captions. Final answer: 222.222222222.

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Video narrated by a synthetic voice (Piper TTS, en_US-ljspeech-high voice (LJ Speech dataset, public domain)); the steps come from our maths engine and the answer was checked independently. Download MP4 (0.2 MB) · Captions (WebVTT)

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1. The problem
Working with percentages
20 is 9% of what number?
2. Step by step
1. $9\% = 0.09$
  Convert the percent to a decimal
2. $\frac{20}{0.09} = 222.222222222$
  Divide the part by the decimal
3. The answer
$222.222222222$
20 ÷ 0.09 = 222.222222222
4. Check
- Check: 9% of 222.222222222 = 20

Transcript

The problem. Here is the problem: 20 is 9 percent of what number? Find the whole when a part and its percentage are known.

Step by step. Convert the percent to a decimal. Divide the part by the decimal.

The answer. So the answer is 222.222222222. If 20 is 9 percent of a number, that number is 222.222222222.

Check. Check: 9 percent of 222.222222222 equals 20.

About percentages

Percent of a number, what percent one number is of another, the whole from a part, and percent change.

20 is 9% of what number?: Percentages Step-by-Step Lesson