What is 1.17 percent of 5000 - 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 5000 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 5000 is 100%, so we can write it down as 5000=100%.
4. We know, that x is 1.17% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=1.17%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 5000=100%
2) x=1.17%
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:
5000/x=100%/1.17%
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 1.17% of 5000

5000/x=100/1.17
(5000/x)*x=(100/1.17)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
5000=85.470085470085*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (85.470085470085) to get x
5000/85.470085470085=x
58.5=x
x=58.5

now we have:
1.17% of 5000=58.5