What is 31.00024 percent of 16.307439 - 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 16.307439 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 16.307439 is 100%, so we can write it down as 16.307439=100%.
4. We know, that x is 31.00024% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=31.00024%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 16.307439=100%
2) x=31.00024%
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:
16.307439/x=100%/31.00024%
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 31.00024% of 16.307439

16.307439/x=100/31.00024
(16.307439/x)*x=(100/31.00024)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
16.307439=3.2257814778208*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.2257814778208) to get x
16.307439/3.2257814778208=x
5.0553452278536=x
x=5.0553452278536

now we have:
31.00024% of 16.307439=5.0553452278536