Question

"3 is what percent of 65 ?"
Which of the following is the most reasonable answer to this question?

Answer 1

3/65 = 0.04615 = 4.615%

Answer 2

Let's say that 3 is x% of 65.

\(\Large \color{MidnightBlue}{\Rightarrow 3 = {x \over 100} * 65 }\)

\(\Large \color{MidnightBlue}{\Rightarrow 300 = 65x }\)

\(\Large \color{MidnightBlue}{\Rightarrow x = {300 \over 65} = ? }\)

Answer 3

1/100

Answer 4

so the answer is 100

Answer 5

No, it's 4.615%.
3 is 4.615% of 65.

Answer 6

You mean 100%? That's terribly wrong!!

Answer 7

Hairt UB is right.

Answer 8

But that not a choice