What is 50.34 percent of 1423.71 - 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 1423.71 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 1423.71 is 100%, so we can write it down as 1423.71=100%.
4. We know, that x is 50.34% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=50.34%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 1423.71=100%
2) x=50.34%
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:
1423.71/x=100%/50.34%
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 50.34% of 1423.71

1423.71/x=100/50.34
(1423.71/x)*x=(100/50.34)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
1423.71=1.9864918553834*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.9864918553834) to get x
1423.71/1.9864918553834=x
716.695614=x
x=716.695614

now we have:
50.34% of 1423.71=716.695614