3 is what percent of 259? (What percent of 259 is 3?)

3 is what percent of 259?

The question here is "3 is what percent of 259?" which is the same as "What percent of 259 is 3?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 259 equals 3.

The problem is therefore x% of 259 = 3 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 259
		100

= 3

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 1.158. The answer to "3 is what percent of 259?" is therefore:

1.158%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 1.158 percent of 259 is 3.

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