What is 1.4 percent of 33.157 - 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 33.157 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 33.157 is 100%, so we can write it down as 33.157=100%.
4. We know, that x is 1.4% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=1.4%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 33.157=100%
2) x=1.4%
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:
33.157/x=100%/1.4%
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for what is 1.4% of 33.157

33.157/x=100/1.4
(33.157/x)*x=(100/1.4)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
33.157=71.428571428571*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (71.428571428571) to get x
33.157/71.428571428571=x
0.464198=x
x=0.464198

now we have:
1.4% of 33.157=0.464198