What is 0.455 percent of 1290.1 - 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 1290.1 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 1290.1 is 100%, so we can write it down as 1290.1=100%.
4. We know, that x is 0.455% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=0.455%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 1290.1=100%
2) x=0.455%
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:
1290.1/x=100%/0.455%
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 0.455% of 1290.1

1290.1/x=100/0.455
(1290.1/x)*x=(100/0.455)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
1290.1=219.78021978022*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (219.78021978022) to get x
1290.1/219.78021978022=x
5.869955=x
x=5.869955

now we have:
0.455% of 1290.1=5.869955