3 is what percent of 747? (What percent of 747 is 3?)

3 is what percent of 747?

The question here is "3 is what percent of 747?" which is the same as "What percent of 747 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 747 equals 3.

The problem is therefore x% of 747 = 3 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 747
		100

= 3

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 0.402. The answer to "3 is what percent of 747?" is therefore:

0.402%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 0.402 percent of 747 is 3.

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