What is 2.84 percent of 4.16 - 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 4.16 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 4.16 is 100%, so we can write it down as 4.16=100%.
4. We know, that x is 2.84% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=2.84%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 4.16=100%
2) x=2.84%
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:
4.16/x=100%/2.84%
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 2.84% of 4.16

4.16/x=100/2.84
(4.16/x)*x=(100/2.84)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
4.16=35.211267605634*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (35.211267605634) to get x
4.16/35.211267605634=x
0.118144=x
x=0.118144

now we have:
2.84% of 4.16=0.118144