1. We assume, that the number 92.4 is 100% - because it's the output value of the task.
<span>2. We assume, that x is the value we are looking for. </span>
<span>3. If 92.4 is 100%, so we can write it down as 92.4=100%. </span>
<span>4. We know, that x is 150% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=150%. </span>
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 92.4=100%
2) x=150%
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:
92.4/x=100%/150%
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 150% of 92.4
92.4/x=100/150
<span>(92.4/x)*x=(100/150)*x - </span>we multiply both sides of the equation by x
<span>92.4=0.666666666667*x - </span>we divide both sides of the equation by (0.666666666667) to get x
<span>92.4/0.666666666667=x </span>
<span>138.6=x </span>
x=138.6
<span>now we have: </span>
<span>150% of 92.4=138.6</span>
1 cubic meter = 100 cm * 100 cm * 100 cm = 1 x 10^6 cc
1 kilogram = 1,000 grams
13.6 g / cc
If we had a cubic meter of mercury, its mass would be (or it would "weigh") 13.6 * 1,000,000 = 13,600,000 grams or 13,600 kilograms.
And so its density would be 13,600 kg / cubic meter.
When you divide 287 by 68, when it is not rounded, you will get 4.22058823529... (repeated decimal), but when you round it, you can either get the following: 4.22, 4.2, or 4 (choose which ever you want to pick out of these rounded forms.)
Hope this helped!
Nate
