What is 45.5 percent of 550 - 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 550 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 550 is 100%, so we can write it down as 550=100%.
4. We know, that x is 45.5% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=45.5%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 550=100%
2) x=45.5%
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:
550/x=100%/45.5%
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 45.5% of 550

550/x=100/45.5
(550/x)*x=(100/45.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
550=2.1978021978022*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.1978021978022) to get x
550/2.1978021978022=x
250.25=x
x=250.25

now we have:
45.5% of 550=250.25