What is 74 percent of 1997 - 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 1997 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 1997 is 100%, so we can write it down as 1997=100%.
4. We know, that x is 74% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=74%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 1997=100%
2) x=74%
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:
1997/x=100%/74%
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 74% of 1997

1997/x=100/74
(1997/x)*x=(100/74)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
1997=1.3513513513514*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.3513513513514) to get x
1997/1.3513513513514=x
1477.78=x
x=1477.78

now we have:
74% of 1997=1477.78