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What is 3 percent of 40?
Answer: 3% of 40 is 1.2.
You want to know the answer to this question: what is 3 percent of 40? Here is a very simple step-by-step guide to find out.
Step 1: A percentage is a number or ratio expressed as a fraction of 100.
\(3\%\) = \(3 \over 100 \) = \(0.03\)
Step 2: We use the following formula:
\(\text{Percentage of a value}\) = \(X \cdot P\%\)
• \(X = 40\)
• \(P\% = 3\%\) = \(3 \over 100 \) = \(0.03\)
\(Answer: 40 \cdot 3\%\) = \(40 \cdot 0.03\) = \(1.2\)
• \(X = 40\)
• \(P\% = 3\%\) = \(3 \over 100 \) = \(0.03\)
\(Answer: 40 \cdot 3\%\) = \(40 \cdot 0.03\) = \(1.2\)
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