What is 4.16 percent of 38.5 - 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 38.5 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 38.5 is 100%, so we can write it down as 38.5=100%.
4. We know, that x is 4.16% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=4.16%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 38.5=100%
2) x=4.16%
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:
38.5/x=100%/4.16%
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 4.16% of 38.5

38.5/x=100/4.16
(38.5/x)*x=(100/4.16)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
38.5=24.038461538462*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (24.038461538462) to get x
38.5/24.038461538462=x
1.6016=x
x=1.6016

now we have:
4.16% of 38.5=1.6016