What is 40 percent of 32116 - 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 32116 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 32116 is 100%, so we can write it down as 32116=100%.
4. We know, that x is 40% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=40%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 32116=100%
2) x=40%
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:
32116/x=100%/40%
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 40% of 32116

32116/x=100/40
(32116/x)*x=(100/40)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
32116=2.5*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.5) to get x
32116/2.5=x
12846.4=x
x=12846.4

now we have:
40% of 32116=12846.4