41.8 is what percent of 240.6 - 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 240.6 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 240.6, so we can write it down as 100%=240.6.
4. We know, that x% equals 41.8 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=41.8.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=240.6
2) x%=41.8
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%=240.6/41.8
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 41.8 is what percent of 240.6

100%/x%=240.6/41.8
(100/x)*x=(240.6/41.8)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.755980861244*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.755980861244) to get x
100/5.755980861244=x
17.37323358271=x
x=17.37323358271

now we have:
41.8 is 17.37323358271% of 240.6