What is 8.975 percent of 195 - 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 195 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 195 is 100%, so we can write it down as 195=100%.
4. We know, that x is 8.975% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=8.975%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 195=100%
2) x=8.975%
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:
195/x=100%/8.975%
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 8.975% of 195

195/x=100/8.975
(195/x)*x=(100/8.975)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
195=11.142061281337*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (11.142061281337) to get x
195/11.142061281337=x
17.50125=x
x=17.50125

now we have:
8.975% of 195=17.50125