What is 40 percent of 34.1 - 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 34.1 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 34.1 is 100%, so we can write it down as 34.1=100%.
4. We know, that x is 40% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=40%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 34.1=100%
2) x=40%
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:
34.1/x=100%/40%
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 40% of 34.1

34.1/x=100/40
(34.1/x)*x=(100/40)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
34.1=2.5*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.5) to get x
34.1/2.5=x
13.64=x
x=13.64

now we have:
40% of 34.1=13.64