What is 17.75 percent of 8500 - 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 8500 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 8500 is 100%, so we can write it down as 8500=100%.
4. We know, that x is 17.75% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=17.75%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 8500=100%
2) x=17.75%
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:
8500/x=100%/17.75%
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 17.75% of 8500

8500/x=100/17.75
(8500/x)*x=(100/17.75)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
8500=5.6338028169014*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.6338028169014) to get x
8500/5.6338028169014=x
1508.75=x
x=1508.75

now we have:
17.75% of 8500=1508.75