What is 3.625 percent of 135000 - 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 135000 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 135000 is 100%, so we can write it down as 135000=100%.
4. We know, that x is 3.625% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=3.625%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 135000=100%
2) x=3.625%
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:
135000/x=100%/3.625%
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 3.625% of 135000

135000/x=100/3.625
(135000/x)*x=(100/3.625)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
135000=27.586206896552*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (27.586206896552) to get x
135000/27.586206896552=x
4893.75=x
x=4893.75

now we have:
3.625% of 135000=4893.75