What is 25 percent of 28.62 - 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 28.62 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 28.62 is 100%, so we can write it down as 28.62=100%.
4. We know, that x is 25% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=25%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 28.62=100%
2) x=25%
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:
28.62/x=100%/25%
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 25% of 28.62

28.62/x=100/25
(28.62/x)*x=(100/25)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
28.62=4*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4) to get x
28.62/4=x
7.155=x
x=7.155

now we have:
25% of 28.62=7.155