What is 5 percent of 11738 - 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 11738 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 11738 is 100%, so we can write it down as 11738=100%.
4. We know, that x is 5% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=5%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 11738=100%
2) x=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:
11738/x=100%/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 5% of 11738

11738/x=100/5
(11738/x)*x=(100/5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
11738=20*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (20) to get x
11738/20=x
586.9=x
x=586.9

now we have:
5% of 11738=586.9