Question

What is 11% of $333?

Answer 1

`36.63`

Explanation:

Turn the phrase into an equation and solve it. Here are a couple words that will help turn this into an equation:

1. "Is" means "equals", so wherever you see "is", use a `=` sign.
2. "Of" means "multiplication", so use a `xx` sign when you see that word.
3. `11%` is the same as `11/100` as a fraction, or `0.11` as a decimal. I'm going to use the fraction form in the equation.
4. Use variables for the things you do not know. I will use the variable `x`.

`stackrel(x)overbrace"What"stackrel(=)overbrace"is"stackrel(11/100)overbrace"11%"stackrel(xx)overbrace"of"stackrel(333)overbrace"333"`

`x = 11/100 xx 333`

Now solve the equation:

`x = 11/100 xx 333/1`

`x = (11(333))/(100(1))`

`x = 3663/100`

`x = 36.63`

`36.63` is `11%` of `333`.