What is 47.342 percent of 40 - 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 40 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 40 is 100%, so we can write it down as 40=100%.
4. We know, that x is 47.342% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=47.342%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 40=100%
2) x=47.342%
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:
40/x=100%/47.342%
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 47.342% of 40

40/x=100/47.342
(40/x)*x=(100/47.342)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
40=2.1122892991424*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.1122892991424) to get x
40/2.1122892991424=x
18.9368=x
x=18.9368

now we have:
47.342% of 40=18.9368