What is 54.86 percent of 32.5 - 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 32.5 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 32.5 is 100%, so we can write it down as 32.5=100%.
4. We know, that x is 54.86% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=54.86%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 32.5=100%
2) x=54.86%
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:
32.5/x=100%/54.86%
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 54.86% of 32.5

32.5/x=100/54.86
(32.5/x)*x=(100/54.86)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
32.5=1.822821728035*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.822821728035) to get x
32.5/1.822821728035=x
17.8295=x
x=17.8295

now we have:
54.86% of 32.5=17.8295