What is 7.975 percent of 17.98 - 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 17.98 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 17.98 is 100%, so we can write it down as 17.98=100%.
4. We know, that x is 7.975% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=7.975%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 17.98=100%
2) x=7.975%
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:
17.98/x=100%/7.975%
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 7.975% of 17.98

17.98/x=100/7.975
(17.98/x)*x=(100/7.975)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
17.98=12.539184952978*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (12.539184952978) to get x
17.98/12.539184952978=x
1.433905=x
x=1.433905

now we have:
7.975% of 17.98=1.433905