What is 53.7 percent of 1978 - 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 1978 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 1978 is 100%, so we can write it down as 1978=100%.
4. We know, that x is 53.7% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=53.7%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 1978=100%
2) x=53.7%
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:
1978/x=100%/53.7%
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 53.7% of 1978

1978/x=100/53.7
(1978/x)*x=(100/53.7)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
1978=1.8621973929236*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.8621973929236) to get x
1978/1.8621973929236=x
1062.186=x
x=1062.186

now we have:
53.7% of 1978=1062.186