What is 74.375 percent of 3.27 - 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 3.27 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 3.27 is 100%, so we can write it down as 3.27=100%.
4. We know, that x is 74.375% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=74.375%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 3.27=100%
2) x=74.375%
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:
3.27/x=100%/74.375%
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 74.375% of 3.27

3.27/x=100/74.375
(3.27/x)*x=(100/74.375)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
3.27=1.3445378151261*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.3445378151261) to get x
3.27/1.3445378151261=x
2.4320625=x
x=2.4320625

now we have:
74.375% of 3.27=2.4320625