What is 5.18 percent of 12.5 - 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 12.5 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 12.5 is 100%, so we can write it down as 12.5=100%.
4. We know, that x is 5.18% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=5.18%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 12.5=100%
2) x=5.18%
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:
12.5/x=100%/5.18%
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 5.18% of 12.5

12.5/x=100/5.18
(12.5/x)*x=(100/5.18)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
12.5=19.305019305019*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (19.305019305019) to get x
12.5/19.305019305019=x
0.6475=x
x=0.6475

now we have:
5.18% of 12.5=0.6475