What is 1.875 percent of 42881.33 - 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 42881.33 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 42881.33 is 100%, so we can write it down as 42881.33=100%.
4. We know, that x is 1.875% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=1.875%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 42881.33=100%
2) x=1.875%
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:
42881.33/x=100%/1.875%
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 1.875% of 42881.33

42881.33/x=100/1.875
(42881.33/x)*x=(100/1.875)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
42881.33=53.333333333333*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (53.333333333333) to get x
42881.33/53.333333333333=x
804.0249375=x
x=804.0249375

now we have:
1.875% of 42881.33=804.0249375