40.12 is what percent of 66.4 - 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 66.4 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 66.4, so we can write it down as 100%=66.4.
4. We know, that x% equals 40.12 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=40.12.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=66.4
2) x%=40.12
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%=66.4/40.12
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 40.12 is what percent of 66.4

100%/x%=66.4/40.12
(100/x)*x=(66.4/40.12)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.6550348953141*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.6550348953141) to get x
100/1.6550348953141=x
60.421686746988=x
x=60.421686746988

now we have:
40.12 is 60.421686746988% of 66.4