What is 237 percent of 270 - 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 270 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 270 is 100%, so we can write it down as 270=100%.
4. We know, that x is 237% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=237%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 270=100%
2) x=237%
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:
270/x=100%/237%
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 237% of 270

270/x=100/237
(270/x)*x=(100/237)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
270=0.42194092827004*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.42194092827004) to get x
270/0.42194092827004=x
639.9=x
x=639.9

now we have:
237% of 270=639.9