What is 53 percent of 69.2 - 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 69.2 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 69.2 is 100%, so we can write it down as 69.2=100%.
4. We know, that x is 53% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=53%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 69.2=100%
2) x=53%
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:
69.2/x=100%/53%
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 53% of 69.2

69.2/x=100/53
(69.2/x)*x=(100/53)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
69.2=1.8867924528302*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.8867924528302) to get x
69.2/1.8867924528302=x
36.676=x
x=36.676

now we have:
53% of 69.2=36.676