What is 6.24 percent of 280 - 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 280 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 280 is 100%, so we can write it down as 280=100%.
4. We know, that x is 6.24% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=6.24%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 280=100%
2) x=6.24%
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:
280/x=100%/6.24%
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 6.24% of 280

280/x=100/6.24
(280/x)*x=(100/6.24)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
280=16.025641025641*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (16.025641025641) to get x
280/16.025641025641=x
17.472=x
x=17.472

now we have:
6.24% of 280=17.472