What is 80 percent of 83600 - 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 83600 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 83600 is 100%, so we can write it down as 83600=100%.
4. We know, that x is 80% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=80%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 83600=100%
2) x=80%
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:
83600/x=100%/80%
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 80% of 83600

83600/x=100/80
(83600/x)*x=(100/80)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
83600=1.25*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.25) to get x
83600/1.25=x
66880=x
x=66880

now we have:
80% of 83600=66880