3 is what percent of 266? (What percent of 266 is 3?)

3 is what percent of 266?

The question here is "3 is what percent of 266?" which is the same as "What percent of 266 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 266 equals 3.

The problem is therefore x% of 266 = 3 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 266
		100

= 3

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 1.128. The answer to "3 is what percent of 266?" is therefore:

1.128%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 1.128 percent of 266 is 3.

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