What is 1.66 percent of 4.06 - 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 4.06 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 4.06 is 100%, so we can write it down as 4.06=100%.
4. We know, that x is 1.66% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=1.66%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 4.06=100%
2) x=1.66%
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:
4.06/x=100%/1.66%
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for what is 1.66% of 4.06

4.06/x=100/1.66
(4.06/x)*x=(100/1.66)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
4.06=60.240963855422*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (60.240963855422) to get x
4.06/60.240963855422=x
0.067396=x
x=0.067396

now we have:
1.66% of 4.06=0.067396