What is 2.85 percent of 16 - 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 16 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 16 is 100%, so we can write it down as 16=100%.
4. We know, that x is 2.85% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=2.85%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 16=100%
2) x=2.85%
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:
16/x=100%/2.85%
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 2.85% of 16

16/x=100/2.85
(16/x)*x=(100/2.85)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
16=35.087719298246*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (35.087719298246) to get x
16/35.087719298246=x
0.456=x
x=0.456

now we have:
2.85% of 16=0.456