4 is what percent of 24.37 - 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 24.37 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 24.37, so we can write it down as 100%=24.37.
4. We know, that x% equals 4 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=4.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=24.37
2) x%=4
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%=24.37/4
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 4 is what percent of 24.37

100%/x%=24.37/4
(100/x)*x=(24.37/4)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=6.0925*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (6.0925) to get x
100/6.0925=x
16.413623307345=x
x=16.413623307345

now we have:
4 is 16.413623307345% of 24.37