What is 40.74 percent of 3780 - 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 3780 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 3780 is 100%, so we can write it down as 3780=100%.
4. We know, that x is 40.74% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=40.74%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 3780=100%
2) x=40.74%
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:
3780/x=100%/40.74%
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 40.74% of 3780

3780/x=100/40.74
(3780/x)*x=(100/40.74)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
3780=2.4545900834561*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.4545900834561) to get x
3780/2.4545900834561=x
1539.972=x
x=1539.972

now we have:
40.74% of 3780=1539.972