What is 10.8 percent of 157.5 - 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 157.5 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 157.5 is 100%, so we can write it down as 157.5=100%.
4. We know, that x is 10.8% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=10.8%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 157.5=100%
2) x=10.8%
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:
157.5/x=100%/10.8%
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 10.8% of 157.5

157.5/x=100/10.8
(157.5/x)*x=(100/10.8)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
157.5=9.2592592592593*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (9.2592592592593) to get x
157.5/9.2592592592593=x
17.01=x
x=17.01

now we have:
10.8% of 157.5=17.01