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22% of what number is 33​

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150
Turn it into a number sentence. In math, “of” generally means to multiply and “is” means equal.
First, turn 22% into a decimal by moving the decimal to the left two spaces.
Then create your number sentence.
0.22 x ? = 33
Isolate the missing number by diving both sides by 0.22
33/0.22 = 150
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