3 is what percent of 738? (What percent of 738 is 3?)

3 is what percent of 738?

The question here is "3 is what percent of 738?" which is the same as "What percent of 738 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 738 equals 3.

The problem is therefore x% of 738 = 3 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 738
		100

= 3

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 0.407. The answer to "3 is what percent of 738?" is therefore:

0.407%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 0.407 percent of 738 is 3.

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