What is 70 percent of 4.86 - 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 4.86 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 4.86 is 100%, so we can write it down as 4.86=100%.
4. We know, that x is 70% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=70%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 4.86=100%
2) x=70%
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:
4.86/x=100%/70%
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 70% of 4.86

4.86/x=100/70
(4.86/x)*x=(100/70)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
4.86=1.4285714285714*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.4285714285714) to get x
4.86/1.4285714285714=x
3.402=x
x=3.402

now we have:
70% of 4.86=3.402