What is 2.225 percent of 7172.37 - 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 7172.37 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 7172.37 is 100%, so we can write it down as 7172.37=100%.
4. We know, that x is 2.225% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=2.225%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 7172.37=100%
2) x=2.225%
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:
7172.37/x=100%/2.225%
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 2.225% of 7172.37

7172.37/x=100/2.225
(7172.37/x)*x=(100/2.225)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
7172.37=44.943820224719*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (44.943820224719) to get x
7172.37/44.943820224719=x
159.5852325=x
x=159.5852325

now we have:
2.225% of 7172.37=159.5852325