What is 43.5 percent of 227 - 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 227 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 227 is 100%, so we can write it down as 227=100%.
4. We know, that x is 43.5% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=43.5%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 227=100%
2) x=43.5%
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:
227/x=100%/43.5%
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 43.5% of 227

227/x=100/43.5
(227/x)*x=(100/43.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
227=2.2988505747126*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.2988505747126) to get x
227/2.2988505747126=x
98.745=x
x=98.745

now we have:
43.5% of 227=98.745