What is 8.97 percent of 27.87 - 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 27.87 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 27.87 is 100%, so we can write it down as 27.87=100%.
4. We know, that x is 8.97% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=8.97%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 27.87=100%
2) x=8.97%
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:
27.87/x=100%/8.97%
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 8.97% of 27.87

27.87/x=100/8.97
(27.87/x)*x=(100/8.97)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
27.87=11.148272017837*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (11.148272017837) to get x
27.87/11.148272017837=x
2.499939=x
x=2.499939

now we have:
8.97% of 27.87=2.499939