What is 4.15 percent of 408.3 - 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 408.3 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 408.3 is 100%, so we can write it down as 408.3=100%.
4. We know, that x is 4.15% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=4.15%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 408.3=100%
2) x=4.15%
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:
408.3/x=100%/4.15%
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 4.15% of 408.3

408.3/x=100/4.15
(408.3/x)*x=(100/4.15)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
408.3=24.096385542169*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (24.096385542169) to get x
408.3/24.096385542169=x
16.94445=x
x=16.94445

now we have:
4.15% of 408.3=16.94445