What is 37.27 percent of 42.1 - 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 42.1 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 42.1 is 100%, so we can write it down as 42.1=100%.
4. We know, that x is 37.27% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=37.27%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 42.1=100%
2) x=37.27%
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:
42.1/x=100%/37.27%
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 37.27% of 42.1

42.1/x=100/37.27
(42.1/x)*x=(100/37.27)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
42.1=2.6831231553528*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.6831231553528) to get x
42.1/2.6831231553528=x
15.69067=x
x=15.69067

now we have:
37.27% of 42.1=15.69067