Question

What is 3 percent of 550​

Answer 1

16.5 is the answer :)

Answer 2

3 percent means $\frac{3}{100}$

So, computing the 3 percent of a quantity means to multiply that quantity by $\frac{3}{100}$

So, you have

$\dfrac{3}{100}\cdot 550 = 3\cdot 5.5 = 16.5$