GMAT Fractions: If 3/(10^4)=x %, then x=

If \frac{3}{1 0 ^{4}} = x %, then x =

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$We translate into a fraction and set it equal to the given value$	$\frac{x}{100} = \frac{3}{1 0 ^{4}}$
$We solve for x by multiplying both sides by 100 and then simplifying the powers of ten$	$\frac{x}{100} \times 100 = \frac{3}{1 0 ^{4}} \times 100 x = \frac{100 \times 3}{100 \times 1 0 ^{2}} = \frac{3}{1 0 ^{2}} = 0.03$

0.03 (B)

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