What is 47.97 percent of 54.86 - 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 54.86 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 54.86 is 100%, so we can write it down as 54.86=100%.
4. We know, that x is 47.97% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=47.97%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 54.86=100%
2) x=47.97%
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:
54.86/x=100%/47.97%
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 47.97% of 54.86

54.86/x=100/47.97
(54.86/x)*x=(100/47.97)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
54.86=2.0846362309777*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.0846362309777) to get x
54.86/2.0846362309777=x
26.316342=x
x=26.316342

now we have:
47.97% of 54.86=26.316342