What is 4 percent of 1999.99 - 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 1999.99 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 1999.99 is 100%, so we can write it down as 1999.99=100%.
4. We know, that x is 4% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=4%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 1999.99=100%
2) x=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:
1999.99/x=100%/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 4% of 1999.99

1999.99/x=100/4
(1999.99/x)*x=(100/4)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
1999.99=25*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (25) to get x
1999.99/25=x
79.9996=x
x=79.9996

now we have:
4% of 1999.99=79.9996