What is 53.5 percent of 2.79 - 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 2.79 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 2.79 is 100%, so we can write it down as 2.79=100%.
4. We know, that x is 53.5% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=53.5%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 2.79=100%
2) x=53.5%
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:
2.79/x=100%/53.5%
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 53.5% of 2.79

2.79/x=100/53.5
(2.79/x)*x=(100/53.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
2.79=1.8691588785047*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.8691588785047) to get x
2.79/1.8691588785047=x
1.49265=x
x=1.49265

now we have:
53.5% of 2.79=1.49265