What is 84.8 percent of 4723 - 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 4723 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 4723 is 100%, so we can write it down as 4723=100%.
4. We know, that x is 84.8% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=84.8%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 4723=100%
2) x=84.8%
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:
4723/x=100%/84.8%
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 84.8% of 4723

4723/x=100/84.8
(4723/x)*x=(100/84.8)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
4723=1.1792452830189*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.1792452830189) to get x
4723/1.1792452830189=x
4005.104=x
x=4005.104

now we have:
84.8% of 4723=4005.104