What is 82.88 percent of 28 - 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 28 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 28 is 100%, so we can write it down as 28=100%.
4. We know, that x is 82.88% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=82.88%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 28=100%
2) x=82.88%
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:
28/x=100%/82.88%
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 82.88% of 28

28/x=100/82.88
(28/x)*x=(100/82.88)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
28=1.2065637065637*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.2065637065637) to get x
28/1.2065637065637=x
23.2064=x
x=23.2064

now we have:
82.88% of 28=23.2064