What is 77.1 percent of 35.4 - 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 35.4 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 35.4 is 100%, so we can write it down as 35.4=100%.
4. We know, that x is 77.1% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=77.1%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 35.4=100%
2) x=77.1%
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:
35.4/x=100%/77.1%
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 77.1% of 35.4

35.4/x=100/77.1
(35.4/x)*x=(100/77.1)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
35.4=1.2970168612192*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.2970168612192) to get x
35.4/1.2970168612192=x
27.2934=x
x=27.2934

now we have:
77.1% of 35.4=27.2934