What is 1.77 percent of 56500 - 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 56500 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 56500 is 100%, so we can write it down as 56500=100%.
4. We know, that x is 1.77% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=1.77%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 56500=100%
2) x=1.77%
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:
56500/x=100%/1.77%
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 1.77% of 56500

56500/x=100/1.77
(56500/x)*x=(100/1.77)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
56500=56.497175141243*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (56.497175141243) to get x
56500/56.497175141243=x
1000.05=x
x=1000.05

now we have:
1.77% of 56500=1000.05