What is 2.3333333333333 percent of 56.475 - 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 56.475 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 56.475 is 100%, so we can write it down as 56.475=100%.
4. We know, that x is 2.3333333333333% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=2.3333333333333%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 56.475=100%
2) x=2.3333333333333%
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:
56.475/x=100%/2.3333333333333%
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 2.3333333333333% of 56.475

56.475/x=100/2.3333333333333
(56.475/x)*x=(100/2.3333333333333)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
56.475=42.857142857143*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (42.857142857143) to get x
56.475/42.857142857143=x
1.31775=x
x=1.31775

now we have:
2.3333333333333% of 56.475=1.31775