What is 47.9 percent of 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 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 5 is 100%, so we can write it down as 5=100%.
4. We know, that x is 47.9% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=47.9%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 5=100%
2) x=47.9%
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:
5/x=100%/47.9%
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 47.9% of 5

5/x=100/47.9
(5/x)*x=(100/47.9)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
5=2.0876826722338*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.0876826722338) to get x
5/2.0876826722338=x
2.395=x
x=2.395

now we have:
47.9% of 5=2.395