What is 9.72 percent of 550.99 - 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 550.99 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 550.99 is 100%, so we can write it down as 550.99=100%.
4. We know, that x is 9.72% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=9.72%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 550.99=100%
2) x=9.72%
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:
550.99/x=100%/9.72%
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 9.72% of 550.99

550.99/x=100/9.72
(550.99/x)*x=(100/9.72)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
550.99=10.288065843621*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (10.288065843621) to get x
550.99/10.288065843621=x
53.556228=x
x=53.556228

now we have:
9.72% of 550.99=53.556228