What is 20 percent of 43272 - 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 43272 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 43272 is 100%, so we can write it down as 43272=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) 43272=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:
43272/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 43272

43272/x=100/20
(43272/x)*x=(100/20)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
43272=5*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5) to get x
43272/5=x
8654.4=x
x=8654.4

now we have:
20% of 43272=8654.4