What is 3.608 percent of 2011 - 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 2011 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 2011 is 100%, so we can write it down as 2011=100%.
4. We know, that x is 3.608% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=3.608%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 2011=100%
2) x=3.608%
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:
2011/x=100%/3.608%
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 3.608% of 2011

2011/x=100/3.608
(2011/x)*x=(100/3.608)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
2011=27.716186252772*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (27.716186252772) to get x
2011/27.716186252772=x
72.55688=x
x=72.55688

now we have:
3.608% of 2011=72.55688