0.5 is what percent of 33000 - 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 33000 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 100% equals 33000, so we can write it down as 100%=33000.
4. We know, that x% equals 0.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=0.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=33000
2) x%=0.5
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:
100%/x%=33000/0.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 0.5 is what percent of 33000

100%/x%=33000/0.5
(100/x)*x=(33000/0.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=66000*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (66000) to get x
100/66000=x
0.0015151515151515=x
x=0.0015151515151515

now we have:
0.5 is 0.0015151515151515% of 33000