What is 3.65 percent of 57.285 - 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 57.285 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 57.285 is 100%, so we can write it down as 57.285=100%.
4. We know, that x is 3.65% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=3.65%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 57.285=100%
2) x=3.65%
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:
57.285/x=100%/3.65%
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 3.65% of 57.285

57.285/x=100/3.65
(57.285/x)*x=(100/3.65)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
57.285=27.397260273973*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (27.397260273973) to get x
57.285/27.397260273973=x
2.0909025=x
x=2.0909025

now we have:
3.65% of 57.285=2.0909025