What is 37.3 percent of 1200000 - 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 1200000 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 1200000 is 100%, so we can write it down as 1200000=100%.
4. We know, that x is 37.3% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=37.3%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 1200000=100%
2) x=37.3%
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:
1200000/x=100%/37.3%
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 37.3% of 1200000

1200000/x=100/37.3
(1200000/x)*x=(100/37.3)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
1200000=2.6809651474531*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.6809651474531) to get x
1200000/2.6809651474531=x
447600=x
x=447600

now we have:
37.3% of 1200000=447600