What is 14.36 percent of 42.08 - 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 42.08 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 42.08 is 100%, so we can write it down as 42.08=100%.
4. We know, that x is 14.36% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=14.36%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 42.08=100%
2) x=14.36%
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:
42.08/x=100%/14.36%
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 14.36% of 42.08

42.08/x=100/14.36
(42.08/x)*x=(100/14.36)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
42.08=6.9637883008357*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (6.9637883008357) to get x
42.08/6.9637883008357=x
6.042688=x
x=6.042688

now we have:
14.36% of 42.08=6.042688