What is 13 percent of 139.87 - 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 139.87 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 139.87 is 100%, so we can write it down as 139.87=100%.
4. We know, that x is 13% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=13%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 139.87=100%
2) x=13%
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:
139.87/x=100%/13%
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 13% of 139.87

139.87/x=100/13
(139.87/x)*x=(100/13)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
139.87=7.6923076923077*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (7.6923076923077) to get x
139.87/7.6923076923077=x
18.1831=x
x=18.1831

now we have:
13% of 139.87=18.1831