What is 43.8 percent of 3.5 - 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 3.5 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 3.5 is 100%, so we can write it down as 3.5=100%.
4. We know, that x is 43.8% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=43.8%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 3.5=100%
2) x=43.8%
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:
3.5/x=100%/43.8%
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 43.8% of 3.5

3.5/x=100/43.8
(3.5/x)*x=(100/43.8)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
3.5=2.2831050228311*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.2831050228311) to get x
3.5/2.2831050228311=x
1.533=x
x=1.533

now we have:
43.8% of 3.5=1.533