0.41 is what percent of 27.69 - 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 27.69 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 100% equals 27.69, so we can write it down as 100%=27.69.
4. We know, that x% equals 0.41 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=0.41.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=27.69
2) x%=0.41
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:
100%/x%=27.69/0.41
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 0.41 is what percent of 27.69

100%/x%=27.69/0.41
(100/x)*x=(27.69/0.41)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=67.536585365854*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (67.536585365854) to get x
100/67.536585365854=x
1.4806789454677=x
x=1.4806789454677

now we have:
0.41 is 1.4806789454677% of 27.69