What is 1.4 percent of 274.5 - 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 274.5 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 274.5 is 100%, so we can write it down as 274.5=100%.
4. We know, that x is 1.4% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=1.4%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 274.5=100%
2) x=1.4%
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:
274.5/x=100%/1.4%
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 1.4% of 274.5

274.5/x=100/1.4
(274.5/x)*x=(100/1.4)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
274.5=71.428571428571*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (71.428571428571) to get x
274.5/71.428571428571=x
3.843=x
x=3.843

now we have:
1.4% of 274.5=3.843