What is 27 percent of 87 - 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 87 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 87 is 100%, so we can write it down as 87=100%.
4. We know, that x is 27% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=27%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 87=100%
2) x=27%
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:
87/x=100%/27%
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 27% of 87

87/x=100/27
(87/x)*x=(100/27)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
87=3.7037037037*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.7037037037) to get x
87/3.7037037037=x
23.49=x
x=23.49

now we have:
27% of 87=23.49