What is 27.05 percent of 60000 - 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 60000 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 60000 is 100%, so we can write it down as 60000=100%.
4. We know, that x is 27.05% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=27.05%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 60000=100%
2) x=27.05%
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:
60000/x=100%/27.05%
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 27.05% of 60000

60000/x=100/27.05
(60000/x)*x=(100/27.05)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
60000=3.6968576709797*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.6968576709797) to get x
60000/3.6968576709797=x
16230=x
x=16230

now we have:
27.05% of 60000=16230