40.5 is what percent of 42 - 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 42 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 42, so we can write it down as 100%=42.
4. We know, that x% equals 40.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=40.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=42
2) x%=40.5
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%=42/40.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 40.5 is what percent of 42

100%/x%=42/40.5
(100/x)*x=(42/40.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.037037037037*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.037037037037) to get x
100/1.037037037037=x
96.428571428571=x
x=96.428571428571

now we have:
40.5 is 96.428571428571% of 42