What is 2.04 percent of 44.1 - 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 44.1 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 44.1 is 100%, so we can write it down as 44.1=100%.
4. We know, that x is 2.04% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=2.04%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 44.1=100%
2) x=2.04%
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:
44.1/x=100%/2.04%
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 2.04% of 44.1

44.1/x=100/2.04
(44.1/x)*x=(100/2.04)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
44.1=49.019607843137*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (49.019607843137) to get x
44.1/49.019607843137=x
0.89964=x
x=0.89964

now we have:
2.04% of 44.1=0.89964