What is 4.05 percent of 772 - 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 772 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 772 is 100%, so we can write it down as 772=100%.
4. We know, that x is 4.05% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=4.05%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 772=100%
2) x=4.05%
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:
772/x=100%/4.05%
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 4.05% of 772

772/x=100/4.05
(772/x)*x=(100/4.05)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
772=24.691358024691*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (24.691358024691) to get x
772/24.691358024691=x
31.266=x
x=31.266

now we have:
4.05% of 772=31.266