56 is what percent of 33.3 - 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 33.3 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 33.3, so we can write it down as 100%=33.3.
4. We know, that x% equals 56 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=56.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=33.3
2) x%=56
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%=33.3/56
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 56 is what percent of 33.3

100%/x%=33.3/56
(100/x)*x=(33.3/56)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.59464285714286*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.59464285714286) to get x
100/0.59464285714286=x
168.16816816817=x
x=168.16816816817

now we have:
56 is 168.16816816817% of 33.3