What is 3.443 percent of 123.706 - 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 123.706 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 123.706 is 100%, so we can write it down as 123.706=100%.
4. We know, that x is 3.443% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=3.443%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 123.706=100%
2) x=3.443%
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:
123.706/x=100%/3.443%
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 3.443% of 123.706

123.706/x=100/3.443
(123.706/x)*x=(100/3.443)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
123.706=29.044437990125*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (29.044437990125) to get x
123.706/29.044437990125=x
4.25919758=x
x=4.25919758

now we have:
3.443% of 123.706=4.25919758