What is 1.450117593 percent of 542.74 - 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 542.74 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 542.74 is 100%, so we can write it down as 542.74=100%.
4. We know, that x is 1.450117593% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=1.450117593%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 542.74=100%
2) x=1.450117593%
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:
542.74/x=100%/1.450117593%
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 1.450117593% of 542.74

542.74/x=100/1.450117593
(542.74/x)*x=(100/1.450117593)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
542.74=68.959924686604*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (68.959924686604) to get x
542.74/68.959924686604=x
7.8703682242482=x
x=7.8703682242482

now we have:
1.450117593% of 542.74=7.8703682242482