What is 3.987 percent of 3.985 - 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 3.985 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 3.985 is 100%, so we can write it down as 3.985=100%.
4. We know, that x is 3.987% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=3.987%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 3.985=100%
2) x=3.987%
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:
3.985/x=100%/3.987%
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 3.987% of 3.985

3.985/x=100/3.987
(3.985/x)*x=(100/3.987)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
3.985=25.081514923501*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (25.081514923501) to get x
3.985/25.081514923501=x
0.15888195=x
x=0.15888195

now we have:
3.987% of 3.985=0.15888195