What is 7.875 percent of 251.08 - 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 251.08 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 251.08 is 100%, so we can write it down as 251.08=100%.
4. We know, that x is 7.875% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=7.875%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 251.08=100%
2) x=7.875%
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:
251.08/x=100%/7.875%
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 7.875% of 251.08

251.08/x=100/7.875
(251.08/x)*x=(100/7.875)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
251.08=12.698412698413*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (12.698412698413) to get x
251.08/12.698412698413=x
19.77255=x
x=19.77255

now we have:
7.875% of 251.08=19.77255