What is 3 percent of 5823 - 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 5823 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 5823 is 100%, so we can write it down as 5823=100%.
4. We know, that x is 3% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=3%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 5823=100%
2) x=3%
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:
5823/x=100%/3%
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 3% of 5823

5823/x=100/3
(5823/x)*x=(100/3)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
5823=33.333333333333*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (33.333333333333) to get x
5823/33.333333333333=x
174.69=x
x=174.69

now we have:
3% of 5823=174.69