What is 87.18 percent of 3.2 - 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 3.2 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 3.2 is 100%, so we can write it down as 3.2=100%.
4. We know, that x is 87.18% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=87.18%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 3.2=100%
2) x=87.18%
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:
3.2/x=100%/87.18%
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 87.18% of 3.2

3.2/x=100/87.18
(3.2/x)*x=(100/87.18)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
3.2=1.1470520761643*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.1470520761643) to get x
3.2/1.1470520761643=x
2.78976=x
x=2.78976

now we have:
87.18% of 3.2=2.78976