What is 24.858 percent of 52.915 - 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 52.915 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 52.915 is 100%, so we can write it down as 52.915=100%.
4. We know, that x is 24.858% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=24.858%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 52.915=100%
2) x=24.858%
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:
52.915/x=100%/24.858%
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 24.858% of 52.915

52.915/x=100/24.858
(52.915/x)*x=(100/24.858)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
52.915=4.022849786789*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.022849786789) to get x
52.915/4.022849786789=x
13.1536107=x
x=13.1536107

now we have:
24.858% of 52.915=13.1536107