What is 5.4 percent of 2736 - 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 2736 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 2736 is 100%, so we can write it down as 2736=100%.
4. We know, that x is 5.4% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=5.4%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 2736=100%
2) x=5.4%
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:
2736/x=100%/5.4%
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 5.4% of 2736

2736/x=100/5.4
(2736/x)*x=(100/5.4)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
2736=18.5185185185*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (18.5185185185) to get x
2736/18.5185185185=x
147.744=x
x=147.744

now we have:
5.4% of 2736=147.744