4.04 is what percent of 7.99 - 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 7.99 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 100% equals 7.99, so we can write it down as 100%=7.99.
4. We know, that x% equals 4.04 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=4.04.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=7.99
2) x%=4.04
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%=7.99/4.04
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 4.04 is what percent of 7.99

100%/x%=7.99/4.04
(100/x)*x=(7.99/4.04)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.9777227722772*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.9777227722772) to get x
100/1.9777227722772=x
50.563204005006=x
x=50.563204005006

now we have:
4.04 is 50.563204005006% of 7.99