What is 9.5 percent of 531.98 - 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 531.98 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 531.98 is 100%, so we can write it down as 531.98=100%.
4. We know, that x is 9.5% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=9.5%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 531.98=100%
2) x=9.5%
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:
531.98/x=100%/9.5%
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 9.5% of 531.98

531.98/x=100/9.5
(531.98/x)*x=(100/9.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
531.98=10.526315789474*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (10.526315789474) to get x
531.98/10.526315789474=x
50.5381=x
x=50.5381

now we have:
9.5% of 531.98=50.5381