What is 25.2 percent of 486300 - 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 486300 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 486300 is 100%, so we can write it down as 486300=100%.
4. We know, that x is 25.2% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=25.2%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 486300=100%
2) x=25.2%
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:
486300/x=100%/25.2%
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 25.2% of 486300

486300/x=100/25.2
(486300/x)*x=(100/25.2)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
486300=3.968253968254*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.968253968254) to get x
486300/3.968253968254=x
122547.6=x
x=122547.6

now we have:
25.2% of 486300=122547.6