33.15 is what percent of 1605.29 - step by step solution

To get the solution, we are looking for, we need to point out what we know.

1. We assume, that the number 1605.29 is 100% - because it's the output value of the task.
2. We assume, that x is the value we are looking for.
3. If 100% equals 1605.29, so we can write it down as 100%=1605.29.
4. We know, that x% equals 33.15 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=33.15.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1605.29
2) x%=33.15
where left sides of both of them have the same units, and both right sides have the same units, so we can do something like that:
100%/x%=1605.29/33.15
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 33.15 is what percent of 1605.29

100%/x%=1605.29/33.15
(100/x)*x=(1605.29/33.15)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=48.425037707391*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (48.425037707391) to get x
100/48.425037707391=x
2.0650474369117=x
x=2.0650474369117

now we have:
33.15 is 2.0650474369117% of 1605.29