What is 23.6 percent of 8.42 - 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 8.42 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 8.42 is 100%, so we can write it down as 8.42=100%.
4. We know, that x is 23.6% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=23.6%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 8.42=100%
2) x=23.6%
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:
8.42/x=100%/23.6%
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 23.6% of 8.42

8.42/x=100/23.6
(8.42/x)*x=(100/23.6)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
8.42=4.2372881355932*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.2372881355932) to get x
8.42/4.2372881355932=x
1.98712=x
x=1.98712

now we have:
23.6% of 8.42=1.98712