What is 39.02 percent of 742 - 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 742 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 742 is 100%, so we can write it down as 742=100%.
4. We know, that x is 39.02% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=39.02%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 742=100%
2) x=39.02%
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:
742/x=100%/39.02%
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 39.02% of 742

742/x=100/39.02
(742/x)*x=(100/39.02)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
742=2.5627883136853*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.5627883136853) to get x
742/2.5627883136853=x
289.5284=x
x=289.5284

now we have:
39.02% of 742=289.5284