What is 8.333 percent of 57400 - 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 57400 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 57400 is 100%, so we can write it down as 57400=100%.
4. We know, that x is 8.333% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=8.333%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 57400=100%
2) x=8.333%
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:
57400/x=100%/8.333%
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 8.333% of 57400

57400/x=100/8.333
(57400/x)*x=(100/8.333)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
57400=12.000480019201*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (12.000480019201) to get x
57400/12.000480019201=x
4783.142=x
x=4783.142

now we have:
8.333% of 57400=4783.142