20 is what percent of 40.74 - 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 40.74 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 100% equals 40.74, so we can write it down as 100%=40.74.
4. We know, that x% equals 20 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=20.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=40.74
2) x%=20
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:
100%/x%=40.74/20
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 20 is what percent of 40.74

100%/x%=40.74/20
(100/x)*x=(40.74/20)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.037*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.037) to get x
100/2.037=x
49.091801669121=x
x=49.091801669121

now we have:
20 is 49.091801669121% of 40.74