What is 12 percent of 742788.9527 - 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 742788.9527 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 742788.9527 is 100%, so we can write it down as 742788.9527=100%.
4. We know, that x is 12% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=12%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 742788.9527=100%
2) x=12%
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:
742788.9527/x=100%/12%
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 12% of 742788.9527

742788.9527/x=100/12
(742788.9527/x)*x=(100/12)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
742788.9527=8.3333333333333*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (8.3333333333333) to get x
742788.9527/8.3333333333333=x
89134.674324=x
x=89134.674324

now we have:
12% of 742788.9527=89134.674324