1. What percent of $90 is $9?

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8.1

Step-by-step explanation:

9/10x 9 = 8 1/10 = 8.1

10

%

Explanation:

If

$

90

is

100

%

, then

$

9

would be

10

%

.

This is because:

$

90

is

100

%

because this is the total.

$

9

is

x

%

You can see that the

$

9

is a tenth of the total value of

$

90

, i. e:

$

90

$

10

=

$

9

Therefore, the fraction of

1

10

is equivalent to

0.1

and this is the decimal representation of the percentage of

10

%

.