3 is 6% of what number?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-15T23:49:38

#50#

#3/6=0.5# which gives #1%# of the number.

#0.5 xx 100 = 50# (which is #100%#).

Answer 2 · 2018-04-16T07:10:50

#6%# of #50# is #3#

Write equivalent fractions to form a direct proportion.
This compares the numbers with the percentages they represent.

#3/6 = x/100" "(larr"number")/(larr"percent")#

Cross multiply to get:

#6x = 3xx100#

#x = (3xx100)/6#

#x = 50#