4.1 is what percent of 39.54 - 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 39.54 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 39.54, so we can write it down as 100%=39.54.
4. We know, that x% equals 4.1 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=4.1.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=39.54
2) x%=4.1
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%=39.54/4.1
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 4.1 is what percent of 39.54

100%/x%=39.54/4.1
(100/x)*x=(39.54/4.1)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=9.6439024390244*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (9.6439024390244) to get x
100/9.6439024390244=x
10.369246332828=x
x=10.369246332828

now we have:
4.1 is 10.369246332828% of 39.54