What is 0.53 percent of 2.76 - 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 2.76 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 2.76 is 100%, so we can write it down as 2.76=100%.
4. We know, that x is 0.53% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=0.53%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 2.76=100%
2) x=0.53%
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:
2.76/x=100%/0.53%
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 0.53% of 2.76

2.76/x=100/0.53
(2.76/x)*x=(100/0.53)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
2.76=188.67924528302*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (188.67924528302) to get x
2.76/188.67924528302=x
0.014628=x
x=0.014628

now we have:
0.53% of 2.76=0.014628