What is 20 percent of 19879 - 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 19879 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 19879 is 100%, so we can write it down as 19879=100%.
4. We know, that x is 20% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=20%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 19879=100%
2) x=20%
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:
19879/x=100%/20%
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 20% of 19879

19879/x=100/20
(19879/x)*x=(100/20)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
19879=5*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5) to get x
19879/5=x
3975.8=x
x=3975.8

now we have:
20% of 19879=3975.8