What is 471 percent of 842 - 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 842 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 842 is 100%, so we can write it down as 842=100%.
4. We know, that x is 471% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=471%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 842=100%
2) x=471%
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:
842/x=100%/471%
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 471% of 842

842/x=100/471
(842/x)*x=(100/471)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
842=0.21231422505308*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.21231422505308) to get x
842/0.21231422505308=x
3965.82=x
x=3965.82

now we have:
471% of 842=3965.82