What is 3.5 percent of 42.32 - 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 42.32 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 42.32 is 100%, so we can write it down as 42.32=100%.
4. We know, that x is 3.5% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=3.5%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 42.32=100%
2) x=3.5%
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:
42.32/x=100%/3.5%
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 3.5% of 42.32

42.32/x=100/3.5
(42.32/x)*x=(100/3.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
42.32=28.571428571429*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (28.571428571429) to get x
42.32/28.571428571429=x
1.4812=x
x=1.4812

now we have:
3.5% of 42.32=1.4812