What is 1.72 percent of 4400000 - 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 4400000 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 4400000 is 100%, so we can write it down as 4400000=100%.
4. We know, that x is 1.72% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=1.72%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 4400000=100%
2) x=1.72%
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:
4400000/x=100%/1.72%
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 1.72% of 4400000

4400000/x=100/1.72
(4400000/x)*x=(100/1.72)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
4400000=58.139534883721*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (58.139534883721) to get x
4400000/58.139534883721=x
75680=x
x=75680

now we have:
1.72% of 4400000=75680