What is 38 percent of 139.2 - 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 139.2 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 139.2 is 100%, so we can write it down as 139.2=100%.
4. We know, that x is 38% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=38%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 139.2=100%
2) x=38%
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:
139.2/x=100%/38%
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 38% of 139.2

139.2/x=100/38
(139.2/x)*x=(100/38)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
139.2=2.6315789473684*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.6315789473684) to get x
139.2/2.6315789473684=x
52.896=x
x=52.896

now we have:
38% of 139.2=52.896