What is 10.8 percent of 31.42 - 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 31.42 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 31.42 is 100%, so we can write it down as 31.42=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) 31.42=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:
31.42/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 31.42

31.42/x=100/10.8
(31.42/x)*x=(100/10.8)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
31.42=9.2592592592593*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (9.2592592592593) to get x
31.42/9.2592592592593=x
3.39336=x
x=3.39336

now we have:
10.8% of 31.42=3.39336