What is 91 percent of 39.99 - 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 39.99 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 39.99 is 100%, so we can write it down as 39.99=100%.
4. We know, that x is 91% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=91%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 39.99=100%
2) x=91%
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:
39.99/x=100%/91%
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 91% of 39.99

39.99/x=100/91
(39.99/x)*x=(100/91)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
39.99=1.0989010989011*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.0989010989011) to get x
39.99/1.0989010989011=x
36.3909=x
x=36.3909

now we have:
91% of 39.99=36.3909