What is 3.61 percent of 89.84 - 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 89.84 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 89.84 is 100%, so we can write it down as 89.84=100%.
4. We know, that x is 3.61% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=3.61%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 89.84=100%
2) x=3.61%
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:
89.84/x=100%/3.61%
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 3.61% of 89.84

89.84/x=100/3.61
(89.84/x)*x=(100/3.61)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
89.84=27.700831024931*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (27.700831024931) to get x
89.84/27.700831024931=x
3.243224=x
x=3.243224

now we have:
3.61% of 89.84=3.243224