What is 4.225 percent of 403 - 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 403 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 403 is 100%, so we can write it down as 403=100%.
4. We know, that x is 4.225% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=4.225%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 403=100%
2) x=4.225%
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:
403/x=100%/4.225%
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 4.225% of 403

403/x=100/4.225
(403/x)*x=(100/4.225)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
403=23.668639053254*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (23.668639053254) to get x
403/23.668639053254=x
17.02675=x
x=17.02675

now we have:
4.225% of 403=17.02675