3% as a fraction is 3/100. <span><span>Step 1: Write down the percent divided by 100 like this: <span>percent/100
</span></span><span>Step 2: <span>If </span>the percent is not a whole number, then multiply both top and bottom by 10 for every number after the decimal point. (For example, if there is one number after the decimal, then use 10, if there are two then use 100, etc.)
</span><span>Step 3: Simplify (or reduce) the fraction </span></span> hope this helps!