What is 9.75 percent of 497.2 - 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 497.2 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 497.2 is 100%, so we can write it down as 497.2=100%.
4. We know, that x is 9.75% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=9.75%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 497.2=100%
2) x=9.75%
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:
497.2/x=100%/9.75%
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 9.75% of 497.2

497.2/x=100/9.75
(497.2/x)*x=(100/9.75)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
497.2=10.25641025641*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (10.25641025641) to get x
497.2/10.25641025641=x
48.477=x
x=48.477

now we have:
9.75% of 497.2=48.477