What is 32.9 percent of 3100 - 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 3100 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 3100 is 100%, so we can write it down as 3100=100%.
4. We know, that x is 32.9% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=32.9%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 3100=100%
2) x=32.9%
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:
3100/x=100%/32.9%
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 32.9% of 3100

3100/x=100/32.9
(3100/x)*x=(100/32.9)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
3100=3.0395136778116*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.0395136778116) to get x
3100/3.0395136778116=x
1019.9=x
x=1019.9

now we have:
32.9% of 3100=1019.9