Question

which of these is 3% equivalent to?

a. 0.03
b. 0.003
c. 300
d. 0.3

Answer 1

Answer:

Option a is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given the percentage value i.e 3%

we have to choose the option which equivalent to 3%

A percentage is a proportion that shows a number as parts per hundred.

Therefore, to convert percentage into number we have to divide by 100

Hence, to convert 3% we have to divide 3 by 100

$3\%=\frac{3}{100}=0.03$

Hence, option a is correct.

Answer 2

Option a is the correct answer.

0.03 is value equal to 3% .

Given:

3%

To find:

The value of 3% =?

Solution:

The given percentage is 3 %

To find the value which is equivalent to 3 %.  

The value of the percentage symbol (%) is 100.

The given percentage is 3%.

To convert percentage into number we have to divide by 100.

Dividing 3 by 100  

Then it becomes $\frac{3}{100}=0.03$

When 3 is divided by 10 then it becomes 0.3.

Similarly, when 3 is divided by 100 then the value is 0.03.

The value of 3% is equal to = 0.03