What is 2.9 percent of 1165 - 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 1165 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 1165 is 100%, so we can write it down as 1165=100%.
4. We know, that x is 2.9% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=2.9%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 1165=100%
2) x=2.9%
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:
1165/x=100%/2.9%
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 2.9% of 1165

1165/x=100/2.9
(1165/x)*x=(100/2.9)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
1165=34.48275862069*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (34.48275862069) to get x
1165/34.48275862069=x
33.785=x
x=33.785

now we have:
2.9% of 1165=33.785