What is 24.9 percent of 17.8 - 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 17.8 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 17.8 is 100%, so we can write it down as 17.8=100%.
4. We know, that x is 24.9% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=24.9%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 17.8=100%
2) x=24.9%
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:
17.8/x=100%/24.9%
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 24.9% of 17.8

17.8/x=100/24.9
(17.8/x)*x=(100/24.9)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
17.8=4.0160642570281*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.0160642570281) to get x
17.8/4.0160642570281=x
4.4322=x
x=4.4322

now we have:
24.9% of 17.8=4.4322