What is 23.4 percent of 12.5 - 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 12.5 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 12.5 is 100%, so we can write it down as 12.5=100%.
4. We know, that x is 23.4% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=23.4%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 12.5=100%
2) x=23.4%
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:
12.5/x=100%/23.4%
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 23.4% of 12.5

12.5/x=100/23.4
(12.5/x)*x=(100/23.4)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
12.5=4.2735042735043*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.2735042735043) to get x
12.5/4.2735042735043=x
2.925=x
x=2.925

now we have:
23.4% of 12.5=2.925