What is 375.4 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 375.4% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=375.4%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 42.1=100%
2) x=375.4%
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%/375.4%
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 375.4% of 42.1

42.1/x=100/375.4
(42.1/x)*x=(100/375.4)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
42.1=0.26638252530634*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.26638252530634) to get x
42.1/0.26638252530634=x
158.0434=x
x=158.0434

now we have:
375.4% of 42.1=158.0434