What is 2.28 percent of 531.4 - 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 531.4 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 531.4 is 100%, so we can write it down as 531.4=100%.
4. We know, that x is 2.28% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=2.28%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 531.4=100%
2) x=2.28%
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:
531.4/x=100%/2.28%
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 2.28% of 531.4

531.4/x=100/2.28
(531.4/x)*x=(100/2.28)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
531.4=43.859649122807*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (43.859649122807) to get x
531.4/43.859649122807=x
12.11592=x
x=12.11592

now we have:
2.28% of 531.4=12.11592