Question

How do you solve "what number is 32% of 1000?"

Answer 1

320, because if you multiply .32 which is 32percent to 1000 your anser is 320 helpful?

Answer 2

1. We assume, that the number 1000 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 1000 is 100%, so we can write it down as 1000=100%. 
4. We know, that x is 32% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=32%. 
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 1000=100%
2) x=32%
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:
1000/x=100%/32%
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 32% of 1000

1000/x=100/32
(1000/x)*x=(100/32)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
1000=3.125*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (3.125) to get x
1000/3.125=x 
320=x 
x=320

now we have: 
32% of 1000=320