What is 3.9 percent of 34.2 - 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 34.2 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 34.2 is 100%, so we can write it down as 34.2=100%.
4. We know, that x is 3.9% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=3.9%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 34.2=100%
2) x=3.9%
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:
34.2/x=100%/3.9%
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 3.9% of 34.2

34.2/x=100/3.9
(34.2/x)*x=(100/3.9)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
34.2=25.641025641026*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (25.641025641026) to get x
34.2/25.641025641026=x
1.3338=x
x=1.3338

now we have:
3.9% of 34.2=1.3338