SOLUTION: If 155 people equals 25% then how many people would equal 9% I want to get to 9% but don't know how many people from the 155 I would have to impact. It's related to Goal sett

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Question 667194: If 155 people equals 25% then how many people would equal 9%
I want to get to 9% but don't know how many people from the 155 I would have to impact.
It's related to Goal setting ... my goal is to reach 9% in order to do that I need to affect X # of people.

Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 
Hi,
155 is 25% 'of ' people
.25x = 155
x = 155/.25 = 620, number of the people referred to.
reaching 56 People would be that 9% goal
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