What is 20.31 percent of 1142.24 - 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 1142.24 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 1142.24 is 100%, so we can write it down as 1142.24=100%.
4. We know, that x is 20.31% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=20.31%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 1142.24=100%
2) x=20.31%
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:
1142.24/x=100%/20.31%
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 20.31% of 1142.24

1142.24/x=100/20.31
(1142.24/x)*x=(100/20.31)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
1142.24=4.9236829148203*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.9236829148203) to get x
1142.24/4.9236829148203=x
231.988944=x
x=231.988944

now we have:
20.31% of 1142.24=231.988944