What is 4.1 percent of 500000 - 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 500000 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 500000 is 100%, so we can write it down as 500000=100%.
4. We know, that x is 4.1% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=4.1%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 500000=100%
2) x=4.1%
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:
500000/x=100%/4.1%
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 4.1% of 500000

500000/x=100/4.1
(500000/x)*x=(100/4.1)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
500000=24.390243902439*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (24.390243902439) to get x
500000/24.390243902439=x
20500=x
x=20500

now we have:
4.1% of 500000=20500