What is 2.4 percent of 17.3 - 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 17.3 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 17.3 is 100%, so we can write it down as 17.3=100%.
4. We know, that x is 2.4% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=2.4%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 17.3=100%
2) x=2.4%
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:
17.3/x=100%/2.4%
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 2.4% of 17.3

17.3/x=100/2.4
(17.3/x)*x=(100/2.4)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
17.3=41.666666666667*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (41.666666666667) to get x
17.3/41.666666666667=x
0.4152=x
x=0.4152

now we have:
2.4% of 17.3=0.4152