What is 33.59 percent of 40 - 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 40 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 40 is 100%, so we can write it down as 40=100%.
4. We know, that x is 33.59% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=33.59%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 40=100%
2) x=33.59%
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:
40/x=100%/33.59%
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 33.59% of 40

40/x=100/33.59
(40/x)*x=(100/33.59)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
40=2.9770765108663*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.9770765108663) to get x
40/2.9770765108663=x
13.436=x
x=13.436

now we have:
33.59% of 40=13.436