What is 0.173 percent of 5786.42 - step by step solution

To get the solution, we are looking for, we need to point out what we know.

1. We assume, that the number 5786.42 is 100% - because it's the output value of the task.
2. We assume, that x is the value we are looking for.
3. If 5786.42 is 100%, so we can write it down as 5786.42=100%.
4. We know, that x is 0.173% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=0.173%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 5786.42=100%
2) x=0.173%
where left sides of both of them have the same units, and both right sides have the same units, so we can do something like that:
5786.42/x=100%/0.173%
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for what is 0.173% of 5786.42

5786.42/x=100/0.173
(5786.42/x)*x=(100/0.173)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
5786.42=578.03468208092*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (578.03468208092) to get x
5786.42/578.03468208092=x
10.0105066=x
x=10.0105066

now we have:
0.173% of 5786.42=10.0105066