What is 2.45 percent of 7287.87 - 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 7287.87 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 7287.87 is 100%, so we can write it down as 7287.87=100%.
4. We know, that x is 2.45% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=2.45%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 7287.87=100%
2) x=2.45%
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:
7287.87/x=100%/2.45%
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 2.45% of 7287.87

7287.87/x=100/2.45
(7287.87/x)*x=(100/2.45)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
7287.87=40.816326530612*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (40.816326530612) to get x
7287.87/40.816326530612=x
178.552815=x
x=178.552815

now we have:
2.45% of 7287.87=178.552815