What is 10.12 percent of 172 - 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 172 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 172 is 100%, so we can write it down as 172=100%.
4. We know, that x is 10.12% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=10.12%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 172=100%
2) x=10.12%
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:
172/x=100%/10.12%
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 10.12% of 172

172/x=100/10.12
(172/x)*x=(100/10.12)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
172=9.8814229249012*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (9.8814229249012) to get x
172/9.8814229249012=x
17.4064=x
x=17.4064

now we have:
10.12% of 172=17.4064