What is 23.076 percent of 260 - 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 260 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 260 is 100%, so we can write it down as 260=100%.
4. We know, that x is 23.076% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=23.076%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 260=100%
2) x=23.076%
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:
260/x=100%/23.076%
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 23.076% of 260

260/x=100/23.076
(260/x)*x=(100/23.076)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
260=4.3335066736003*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.3335066736003) to get x
260/4.3335066736003=x
59.9976=x
x=59.9976

now we have:
23.076% of 260=59.9976