What is 12.26 percent of 1538.4 - 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 1538.4 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 1538.4 is 100%, so we can write it down as 1538.4=100%.
4. We know, that x is 12.26% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=12.26%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 1538.4=100%
2) x=12.26%
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:
1538.4/x=100%/12.26%
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 12.26% of 1538.4

1538.4/x=100/12.26
(1538.4/x)*x=(100/12.26)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
1538.4=8.1566068515498*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (8.1566068515498) to get x
1538.4/8.1566068515498=x
188.60784=x
x=188.60784

now we have:
12.26% of 1538.4=188.60784