SOLUTION: 33 shippers is 3% of what number of shippers?

Question 706631: 33 shippers is 3% of what number of shippers?
Answer by DrBeeee(684) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use your statement
(1) 33 is 3% of what.
Convert to an equation
(2) 33 = 0.03 * x
where we use = for "is", change % to decimal, * for "of" and x for "what".
Now solve (2) for x and get
(3) x = 33/0.03 or
(4) x = 1100
Let's check this using (1).
Is (33 = 3% * 1100)?
Is (33 = .03 * 1100)?
Is (33 = 33)? Yes
Answer: 33 shippers is 3% of 1100 shippers.
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