What is 38.8 percent of 109 - 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 109 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 109 is 100%, so we can write it down as 109=100%.
4. We know, that x is 38.8% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=38.8%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 109=100%
2) x=38.8%
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:
109/x=100%/38.8%
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 38.8% of 109

109/x=100/38.8
(109/x)*x=(100/38.8)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
109=2.5773195876289*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.5773195876289) to get x
109/2.5773195876289=x
42.292=x
x=42.292

now we have:
38.8% of 109=42.292