9797.31 is what percent of 33720.25 - 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 33720.25 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 33720.25, so we can write it down as 100%=33720.25.
4. We know, that x% equals 9797.31 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=9797.31.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=33720.25
2) x%=9797.31
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%=33720.25/9797.31
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 9797.31 is what percent of 33720.25

100%/x%=33720.25/9797.31
(100/x)*x=(33720.25/9797.31)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=3.4417865720284*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.4417865720284) to get x
100/3.4417865720284=x
29.054677827122=x
x=29.054677827122

now we have:
9797.31 is 29.054677827122% of 33720.25