3 is what percent of 291? (What percent of 291 is 3?)

3 is what percent of 291?

The question here is "3 is what percent of 291?" which is the same as "What percent of 291 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 291 equals 3.

The problem is therefore x% of 291 = 3 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 291
		100

= 3

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 1.031. The answer to "3 is what percent of 291?" is therefore:

1.031%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 1.031 percent of 291 is 3.

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