What is 2.4 percent of 40.32 - 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 40.32 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 40.32 is 100%, so we can write it down as 40.32=100%.
4. We know, that x is 2.4% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=2.4%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 40.32=100%
2) x=2.4%
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:
40.32/x=100%/2.4%
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 2.4% of 40.32

40.32/x=100/2.4
(40.32/x)*x=(100/2.4)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
40.32=41.666666666667*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (41.666666666667) to get x
40.32/41.666666666667=x
0.96768=x
x=0.96768

now we have:
2.4% of 40.32=0.96768