What is 12.37 percent of 276 - 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 276 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 276 is 100%, so we can write it down as 276=100%.
4. We know, that x is 12.37% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=12.37%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 276=100%
2) x=12.37%
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:
276/x=100%/12.37%
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 12.37% of 276

276/x=100/12.37
(276/x)*x=(100/12.37)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
276=8.0840743734842*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (8.0840743734842) to get x
276/8.0840743734842=x
34.1412=x
x=34.1412

now we have:
12.37% of 276=34.1412