What is 50 percent of 17.86 - 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 17.86 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 17.86 is 100%, so we can write it down as 17.86=100%.
4. We know, that x is 50% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=50%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 17.86=100%
2) x=50%
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:
17.86/x=100%/50%
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 50% of 17.86

17.86/x=100/50
(17.86/x)*x=(100/50)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
17.86=2*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2) to get x
17.86/2=x
8.93=x
x=8.93

now we have:
50% of 17.86=8.93