What is 7.17 percent of 39.74 - 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 39.74 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 39.74 is 100%, so we can write it down as 39.74=100%.
4. We know, that x is 7.17% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=7.17%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 39.74=100%
2) x=7.17%
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:
39.74/x=100%/7.17%
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 7.17% of 39.74

39.74/x=100/7.17
(39.74/x)*x=(100/7.17)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
39.74=13.9470013947*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (13.9470013947) to get x
39.74/13.9470013947=x
2.849358=x
x=2.849358

now we have:
7.17% of 39.74=2.849358