What is 8 percent of 12780 - 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 12780 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 12780 is 100%, so we can write it down as 12780=100%.
4. We know, that x is 8% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=8%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 12780=100%
2) x=8%
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:
12780/x=100%/8%
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 8% of 12780

12780/x=100/8
(12780/x)*x=(100/8)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
12780=12.5*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (12.5) to get x
12780/12.5=x
1022.4=x
x=1022.4

now we have:
8% of 12780=1022.4