What is 3.474 percent of 12.742 - 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 12.742 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 12.742 is 100%, so we can write it down as 12.742=100%.
4. We know, that x is 3.474% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=3.474%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 12.742=100%
2) x=3.474%
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:
12.742/x=100%/3.474%
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 3.474% of 12.742

12.742/x=100/3.474
(12.742/x)*x=(100/3.474)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
12.742=28.785261945884*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (28.785261945884) to get x
12.742/28.785261945884=x
0.44265708=x
x=0.44265708

now we have:
3.474% of 12.742=0.44265708