What is 61.875 percent of 10.3125 - 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 10.3125 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 10.3125 is 100%, so we can write it down as 10.3125=100%.
4. We know, that x is 61.875% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=61.875%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 10.3125=100%
2) x=61.875%
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:
10.3125/x=100%/61.875%
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 61.875% of 10.3125

10.3125/x=100/61.875
(10.3125/x)*x=(100/61.875)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
10.3125=1.6161616161616*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.6161616161616) to get x
10.3125/1.6161616161616=x
6.380859375=x
x=6.380859375

now we have:
61.875% of 10.3125=6.380859375