What is 42.72 percent of 12174.21 - 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 12174.21 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 12174.21 is 100%, so we can write it down as 12174.21=100%.
4. We know, that x is 42.72% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=42.72%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 12174.21=100%
2) x=42.72%
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:
12174.21/x=100%/42.72%
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 42.72% of 12174.21

12174.21/x=100/42.72
(12174.21/x)*x=(100/42.72)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
12174.21=2.3408239700375*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.3408239700375) to get x
12174.21/2.3408239700375=x
5200.822512=x
x=5200.822512

now we have:
42.72% of 12174.21=5200.822512