What is 22.95 percent of 39.9 - 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 39.9 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 39.9 is 100%, so we can write it down as 39.9=100%.
4. We know, that x is 22.95% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=22.95%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 39.9=100%
2) x=22.95%
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:
39.9/x=100%/22.95%
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 22.95% of 39.9

39.9/x=100/22.95
(39.9/x)*x=(100/22.95)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
39.9=4.3572984749455*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.3572984749455) to get x
39.9/4.3572984749455=x
9.15705=x
x=9.15705

now we have:
22.95% of 39.9=9.15705