What is 4.72 percent of 56.97 - 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 56.97 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 56.97 is 100%, so we can write it down as 56.97=100%.
4. We know, that x is 4.72% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=4.72%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 56.97=100%
2) x=4.72%
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:
56.97/x=100%/4.72%
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 4.72% of 56.97

56.97/x=100/4.72
(56.97/x)*x=(100/4.72)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
56.97=21.186440677966*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (21.186440677966) to get x
56.97/21.186440677966=x
2.688984=x
x=2.688984

now we have:
4.72% of 56.97=2.688984