What is 23.99 percent of 3200 - 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 3200 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 3200 is 100%, so we can write it down as 3200=100%.
4. We know, that x is 23.99% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=23.99%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 3200=100%
2) x=23.99%
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:
3200/x=100%/23.99%
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 23.99% of 3200

3200/x=100/23.99
(3200/x)*x=(100/23.99)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
3200=4.1684035014589*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.1684035014589) to get x
3200/4.1684035014589=x
767.68=x
x=767.68

now we have:
23.99% of 3200=767.68