What is 61.49 percent of 1172 - 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 1172 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 1172 is 100%, so we can write it down as 1172=100%.
4. We know, that x is 61.49% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=61.49%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 1172=100%
2) x=61.49%
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:
1172/x=100%/61.49%
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 61.49% of 1172

1172/x=100/61.49
(1172/x)*x=(100/61.49)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
1172=1.6262806960481*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.6262806960481) to get x
1172/1.6262806960481=x
720.6628=x
x=720.6628

now we have:
61.49% of 1172=720.6628