90 is what percent of 3? (What percent of 3 is 90?)

90 is what percent of 3?

The question here is "90 is what percent of 3?" which is the same as "What percent of 3 is 90?" 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 90.

The problem is therefore x% of 3 = 90 which can be written as a function:

		x ∗ 3
		100

= 90

And when we solve the function above for x, we get 3000. The answer to "90 is what percent of 3?" is therefore:

3000%

How can we know the answer is correct? We know the answer is correct because 3000 percent of 3 is 90.

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