What is 13.6 percent of 231 - 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 231 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 231 is 100%, so we can write it down as 231=100%.
4. We know, that x is 13.6% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=13.6%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 231=100%
2) x=13.6%
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:
231/x=100%/13.6%
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 13.6% of 231

231/x=100/13.6
(231/x)*x=(100/13.6)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
231=7.3529411764706*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (7.3529411764706) to get x
231/7.3529411764706=x
31.416=x
x=31.416

now we have:
13.6% of 231=31.416