What is 8.43 percent of 172.72 - 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 172.72 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 172.72 is 100%, so we can write it down as 172.72=100%.
4. We know, that x is 8.43% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=8.43%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 172.72=100%
2) x=8.43%
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:
172.72/x=100%/8.43%
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 8.43% of 172.72

172.72/x=100/8.43
(172.72/x)*x=(100/8.43)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
172.72=11.862396204033*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (11.862396204033) to get x
172.72/11.862396204033=x
14.560296=x
x=14.560296

now we have:
8.43% of 172.72=14.560296