What is 35.83 percent of 120 - 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 120 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 120 is 100%, so we can write it down as 120=100%.
4. We know, that x is 35.83% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=35.83%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 120=100%
2) x=35.83%
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:
120/x=100%/35.83%
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 35.83% of 120

120/x=100/35.83
(120/x)*x=(100/35.83)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
120=2.7909572983533*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.7909572983533) to get x
120/2.7909572983533=x
42.996=x
x=42.996

now we have:
35.83% of 120=42.996