What is 985 percent of 1085 - 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 1085 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 1085 is 100%, so we can write it down as 1085=100%.
4. We know, that x is 985% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=985%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 1085=100%
2) x=985%
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:
1085/x=100%/985%
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 985% of 1085

1085/x=100/985
(1085/x)*x=(100/985)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
1085=0.10152284263959*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.10152284263959) to get x
1085/0.10152284263959=x
10687.25=x
x=10687.25

now we have:
985% of 1085=10687.25