What is 1.8 percent of 1802 - 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 1802 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 1802 is 100%, so we can write it down as 1802=100%.
4. We know, that x is 1.8% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=1.8%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 1802=100%
2) x=1.8%
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:
1802/x=100%/1.8%
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 1.8% of 1802

1802/x=100/1.8
(1802/x)*x=(100/1.8)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
1802=55.555555555556*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (55.555555555556) to get x
1802/55.555555555556=x
32.436=x
x=32.436

now we have:
1.8% of 1802=32.436