What is 10 percent of 232.8 - 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 232.8 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 232.8 is 100%, so we can write it down as 232.8=100%.
4. We know, that x is 10% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=10%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 232.8=100%
2) x=10%
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:
232.8/x=100%/10%
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 10% of 232.8

232.8/x=100/10
(232.8/x)*x=(100/10)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
232.8=10*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (10) to get x
232.8/10=x
23.28=x
x=23.28

now we have:
10% of 232.8=23.28