What is 50 percent of 40.4 - 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 40.4 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 40.4 is 100%, so we can write it down as 40.4=100%.
4. We know, that x is 50% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=50%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 40.4=100%
2) x=50%
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:
40.4/x=100%/50%
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 50% of 40.4

40.4/x=100/50
(40.4/x)*x=(100/50)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
40.4=2*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2) to get x
40.4/2=x
20.2=x
x=20.2

now we have:
50% of 40.4=20.2