What is 8.79 percent of 57.5 - 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 57.5 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 57.5 is 100%, so we can write it down as 57.5=100%.
4. We know, that x is 8.79% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=8.79%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 57.5=100%
2) x=8.79%
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:
57.5/x=100%/8.79%
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 8.79% of 57.5

57.5/x=100/8.79
(57.5/x)*x=(100/8.79)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
57.5=11.376564277588*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (11.376564277588) to get x
57.5/11.376564277588=x
5.05425=x
x=5.05425

now we have:
8.79% of 57.5=5.05425