What is 33.3333333 percent of 12 - 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 12 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 12 is 100%, so we can write it down as 12=100%.
4. We know, that x is 33.3333333% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=33.3333333%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 12=100%
2) x=33.3333333%
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:
12/x=100%/33.3333333%
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 33.3333333% of 12

12/x=100/33.3333333
(12/x)*x=(100/33.3333333)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
12=3.000000003*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.000000003) to get x
12/3.000000003=x
3.999999996=x
x=3.999999996

now we have:
33.3333333% of 12=3.999999996