What is 0.86 percent of 3300 - 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 3300 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 3300 is 100%, so we can write it down as 3300=100%.
4. We know, that x is 0.86% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=0.86%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 3300=100%
2) x=0.86%
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:
3300/x=100%/0.86%
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 0.86% of 3300

3300/x=100/0.86
(3300/x)*x=(100/0.86)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
3300=116.27906976744*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (116.27906976744) to get x
3300/116.27906976744=x
28.38=x
x=28.38

now we have:
0.86% of 3300=28.38