What is 25 percent of 3544 - 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 3544 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 3544 is 100%, so we can write it down as 3544=100%.
4. We know, that x is 25% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=25%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 3544=100%
2) x=25%
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:
3544/x=100%/25%
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 25% of 3544

3544/x=100/25
(3544/x)*x=(100/25)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
3544=4*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4) to get x
3544/4=x
886=x
x=886

now we have:
25% of 3544=886