3 is what percent of 552? (What percent of 552 is 3?)

3 is what percent of 552?

The question here is "3 is what percent of 552?" which is the same as "What percent of 552 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 552 equals 3.

The problem is therefore x% of 552 = 3 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 552
		100

= 3

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 0.543. The answer to "3 is what percent of 552?" is therefore:

0.543%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 0.543 percent of 552 is 3.

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