What is 21.7 percent of 5888 - 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 5888 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 5888 is 100%, so we can write it down as 5888=100%.
4. We know, that x is 21.7% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=21.7%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 5888=100%
2) x=21.7%
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:
5888/x=100%/21.7%
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 21.7% of 5888

5888/x=100/21.7
(5888/x)*x=(100/21.7)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
5888=4.6082949308756*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.6082949308756) to get x
5888/4.6082949308756=x
1277.696=x
x=1277.696

now we have:
21.7% of 5888=1277.696