What is 123 percent of 12.585 - 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 12.585 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 12.585 is 100%, so we can write it down as 12.585=100%.
4. We know, that x is 123% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=123%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 12.585=100%
2) x=123%
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:
12.585/x=100%/123%
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 123% of 12.585

12.585/x=100/123
(12.585/x)*x=(100/123)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
12.585=0.8130081300813*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.8130081300813) to get x
12.585/0.8130081300813=x
15.47955=x
x=15.47955

now we have:
123% of 12.585=15.47955