What is 41 percent of 387.86 - 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 387.86 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 387.86 is 100%, so we can write it down as 387.86=100%.
4. We know, that x is 41% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=41%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 387.86=100%
2) x=41%
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:
387.86/x=100%/41%
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 41% of 387.86

387.86/x=100/41
(387.86/x)*x=(100/41)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
387.86=2.4390243902439*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.4390243902439) to get x
387.86/2.4390243902439=x
159.0226=x
x=159.0226

now we have:
41% of 387.86=159.0226