What is 6.3 percent of 240 - 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 240 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 240 is 100%, so we can write it down as 240=100%.
4. We know, that x is 6.3% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=6.3%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 240=100%
2) x=6.3%
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:
240/x=100%/6.3%
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 6.3% of 240

240/x=100/6.3
(240/x)*x=(100/6.3)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
240=15.873015873016*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (15.873015873016) to get x
240/15.873015873016=x
15.12=x
x=15.12

now we have:
6.3% of 240=15.12