What is 1.3 percent of 1588 - 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 1588 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 1588 is 100%, so we can write it down as 1588=100%.
4. We know, that x is 1.3% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=1.3%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 1588=100%
2) x=1.3%
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:
1588/x=100%/1.3%
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 1.3% of 1588

1588/x=100/1.3
(1588/x)*x=(100/1.3)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
1588=76.923076923077*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (76.923076923077) to get x
1588/76.923076923077=x
20.644=x
x=20.644

now we have:
1.3% of 1588=20.644