What is 60 percent of 715.97 - 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 715.97 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 715.97 is 100%, so we can write it down as 715.97=100%.
4. We know, that x is 60% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=60%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 715.97=100%
2) x=60%
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:
715.97/x=100%/60%
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 60% of 715.97

715.97/x=100/60
(715.97/x)*x=(100/60)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
715.97=1.6666666666667*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.6666666666667) to get x
715.97/1.6666666666667=x
429.582=x
x=429.582

now we have:
60% of 715.97=429.582