What is 5.89 percent of 10103.24 - 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 10103.24 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 10103.24 is 100%, so we can write it down as 10103.24=100%.
4. We know, that x is 5.89% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=5.89%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 10103.24=100%
2) x=5.89%
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:
10103.24/x=100%/5.89%
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 5.89% of 10103.24

10103.24/x=100/5.89
(10103.24/x)*x=(100/5.89)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
10103.24=16.977928692699*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (16.977928692699) to get x
10103.24/16.977928692699=x
595.080836=x
x=595.080836

now we have:
5.89% of 10103.24=595.080836