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3 is 2% of what number?

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Answer:

3 is 2% of 150.

Explanation:

When doing simple percent problems, you can use the formula P%x = y, where:

  • P% of x is y,
  • and P is the percentage as a decimal.

Thus, we can substitute 0.02 for P and 3 for y to find x:

(0.02x = 3) / 0.02

x = 150

Therefore, 3 is 2% of 150.

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