Question

500 is what percent of 1500?

Answer 1

`33 1/3%`

Explanation:

You can also ask this as:

What percent is 500 of 1500?

`500/1500 xx 100%`

=`1/3 xx 100%`

=`33 1/3% larr "this is an exact answer, it is better than a decimal".`

If this is given as a decimal, we have a recurring decimal which will be rounded off to `33.3%`