What is 2 percent of 33.686 - 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 33.686 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 33.686 is 100%, so we can write it down as 33.686=100%.
4. We know, that x is 2% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=2%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 33.686=100%
2) x=2%
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:
33.686/x=100%/2%
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 2% of 33.686

33.686/x=100/2
(33.686/x)*x=(100/2)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
33.686=50*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (50) to get x
33.686/50=x
0.67372=x
x=0.67372

now we have:
2% of 33.686=0.67372