What is 10.37 percent of 554.78 - 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 554.78 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 554.78 is 100%, so we can write it down as 554.78=100%.
4. We know, that x is 10.37% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=10.37%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 554.78=100%
2) x=10.37%
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:
554.78/x=100%/10.37%
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 10.37% of 554.78

554.78/x=100/10.37
(554.78/x)*x=(100/10.37)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
554.78=9.6432015429122*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (9.6432015429122) to get x
554.78/9.6432015429122=x
57.530686=x
x=57.530686

now we have:
10.37% of 554.78=57.530686