Question

What percent of 33.5 is 21?

Answer 1

I found `62.7%`

Explanation:

We can use the idea that a fraction in "real" world will have the same result in "%" world; so we can write:
`33.5/21` will be the same as `(100%)/(x%)`
or:
`33.5/21=(100%)/(x%)`
rearrange:
`x%=21/33.5*100%=62.68~~62.7%`

hope it helps!

Answer 2

Percent is calculated using `"part"/"whole" *100%`

Explanation:

"Percent" literally means per hundred. It means, if we express a fraction in terms of 100, what would that fraction be? We do that using the formula:

`"part"/"whole" *100%`

In this case, we are asking for `21/33.5` as a fraction of 100. so:

`21/33.5 *100% = 62.687%` (rounded to three decimal places)

Meaning that `21/33.5` is the same as `62.687/100`

21 is 62.687% of 33.5.