What is 51.89 percent of 72.21 - 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 72.21 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 72.21 is 100%, so we can write it down as 72.21=100%.
4. We know, that x is 51.89% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=51.89%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 72.21=100%
2) x=51.89%
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:
72.21/x=100%/51.89%
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 51.89% of 72.21

72.21/x=100/51.89
(72.21/x)*x=(100/51.89)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
72.21=1.9271535941415*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.9271535941415) to get x
72.21/1.9271535941415=x
37.469769=x
x=37.469769

now we have:
51.89% of 72.21=37.469769