What is 8 percent of 208.954 - 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 208.954 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 208.954 is 100%, so we can write it down as 208.954=100%.
4. We know, that x is 8% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=8%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 208.954=100%
2) x=8%
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:
208.954/x=100%/8%
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 8% of 208.954

208.954/x=100/8
(208.954/x)*x=(100/8)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
208.954=12.5*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (12.5) to get x
208.954/12.5=x
16.71632=x
x=16.71632

now we have:
8% of 208.954=16.71632