7 is what percent of 3? (What percent of 3 is 7?)

7 is what percent of 3?

The question here is "7 is what percent of 3?" which is the same as "What percent of 3 is 7?" This math word problem is asking "what percent" so we know that the answer should be a percent. Specifically, what percent (x) of 3 equals 7.

The problem is therefore x% of 3 = 7 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 3
		100

= 7

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 233.333. The answer to "7 is what percent of 3?" is therefore:

233.333%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 233.333 percent of 3 is 7.

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