What is 28.571 percent of 8.62 - 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 8.62 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 8.62 is 100%, so we can write it down as 8.62=100%.
4. We know, that x is 28.571% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=28.571%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 8.62=100%
2) x=28.571%
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:
8.62/x=100%/28.571%
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 28.571% of 8.62

8.62/x=100/28.571
(8.62/x)*x=(100/28.571)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
8.62=3.5000525007875*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.5000525007875) to get x
8.62/3.5000525007875=x
2.4628202=x
x=2.4628202

now we have:
28.571% of 8.62=2.4628202