What is 20.2 percent of 12.734 - 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 12.734 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 12.734 is 100%, so we can write it down as 12.734=100%.
4. We know, that x is 20.2% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=20.2%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 12.734=100%
2) x=20.2%
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:
12.734/x=100%/20.2%
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 20.2% of 12.734

12.734/x=100/20.2
(12.734/x)*x=(100/20.2)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
12.734=4.950495049505*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.950495049505) to get x
12.734/4.950495049505=x
2.572268=x
x=2.572268

now we have:
20.2% of 12.734=2.572268