4.21 is what percent of 7.241 - 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 7.241 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 7.241, so we can write it down as 100%=7.241.
4. We know, that x% equals 4.21 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=4.21.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=7.241
2) x%=4.21
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%=7.241/4.21
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 4.21 is what percent of 7.241

100%/x%=7.241/4.21
(100/x)*x=(7.241/4.21)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.7199524940618*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.7199524940618) to get x
100/1.7199524940618=x
58.141140726419=x
x=58.141140726419

now we have:
4.21 is 58.141140726419% of 7.241