What is 7.17 percent of 142.02 - 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 142.02 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 142.02 is 100%, so we can write it down as 142.02=100%.
4. We know, that x is 7.17% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=7.17%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 142.02=100%
2) x=7.17%
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:
142.02/x=100%/7.17%
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 7.17% of 142.02

142.02/x=100/7.17
(142.02/x)*x=(100/7.17)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
142.02=13.9470013947*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (13.9470013947) to get x
142.02/13.9470013947=x
10.182834=x
x=10.182834

now we have:
7.17% of 142.02=10.182834