3 is what percent of 742? (What percent of 742 is 3?)

3 is what percent of 742?

The question here is "3 is what percent of 742?" which is the same as "What percent of 742 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 742 equals 3.

The problem is therefore x% of 742 = 3 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 742
		100

= 3

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 0.404. The answer to "3 is what percent of 742?" is therefore:

0.404%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 0.404 percent of 742 is 3.

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