1. The problem is to find the remainder when 3 is divided by 30. 2. The modulo operation $a \% b$ finds the remainder when $a$ is divided by $b$. 3. Here, since 3 is less than 30, 3 divided by 30 is 0 with remainder 3. 4. Therefore, $$3 \% 30 = 3$$. 5. The answer is 3.