What is 1.435 percent of 1220 - 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 1220 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 1220 is 100%, so we can write it down as 1220=100%.
4. We know, that x is 1.435% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=1.435%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 1220=100%
2) x=1.435%
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:
1220/x=100%/1.435%
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 1.435% of 1220

1220/x=100/1.435
(1220/x)*x=(100/1.435)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
1220=69.686411149826*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (69.686411149826) to get x
1220/69.686411149826=x
17.507=x
x=17.507

now we have:
1.435% of 1220=17.507