What is 45.16 percent of 117500 - 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 117500 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 117500 is 100%, so we can write it down as 117500=100%.
4. We know, that x is 45.16% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=45.16%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 117500=100%
2) x=45.16%
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:
117500/x=100%/45.16%
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 45.16% of 117500

117500/x=100/45.16
(117500/x)*x=(100/45.16)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
117500=2.2143489813995*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.2143489813995) to get x
117500/2.2143489813995=x
53063=x
x=53063

now we have:
45.16% of 117500=53063