What is 3.989 percent of 12.001 - 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 12.001 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 12.001 is 100%, so we can write it down as 12.001=100%.
4. We know, that x is 3.989% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=3.989%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 12.001=100%
2) x=3.989%
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:
12.001/x=100%/3.989%
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 3.989% of 12.001

12.001/x=100/3.989
(12.001/x)*x=(100/3.989)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
12.001=25.068939583856*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (25.068939583856) to get x
12.001/25.068939583856=x
0.47871989=x
x=0.47871989

now we have:
3.989% of 12.001=0.47871989