Question

33 is 55% of what number

Answer 1

Answer: 60

Step-by-step explanation: To answer the question 33 is 55% of what number, we translate the question into an equation.

"33 is" that's 33 = 55% which we need to write as a decimal and we can do this by moving the decimal point 2 places to the left to get .55 and "of what number" means times x.

Now to solve for x, we isolate the x by dividing both sides of the equation by .55. On the right, the .55's cancel each other and we are left with x. On the left, we have 33 ÷ .55 which is 60.

Therefore, 33 is 55% of 60.

Answer 2

Because percentage is the numerator divided by the denominator of a fraction times one-hundred, we can set up this equation:

$\frac{33}{x} =0.55$

Now, we cross multiply.

$33= 0.55x$

Next, we divide both sides by 0.55 to get x by itself.

x = 60

So, 33 is 55% of 60.