What is 4.62 percent of 7.2 - 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 7.2 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 7.2 is 100%, so we can write it down as 7.2=100%.
4. We know, that x is 4.62% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=4.62%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 7.2=100%
2) x=4.62%
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:
7.2/x=100%/4.62%
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 4.62% of 7.2

7.2/x=100/4.62
(7.2/x)*x=(100/4.62)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
7.2=21.645021645022*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (21.645021645022) to get x
7.2/21.645021645022=x
0.33264=x
x=0.33264

now we have:
4.62% of 7.2=0.33264