What is 2.72 percent of 9220 - 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 9220 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 9220 is 100%, so we can write it down as 9220=100%.
4. We know, that x is 2.72% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=2.72%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 9220=100%
2) x=2.72%
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:
9220/x=100%/2.72%
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 2.72% of 9220

9220/x=100/2.72
(9220/x)*x=(100/2.72)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
9220=36.764705882353*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (36.764705882353) to get x
9220/36.764705882353=x
250.784=x
x=250.784

now we have:
2.72% of 9220=250.784