What is 17.99 percent of 42 - 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 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 is 100%, so we can write it down as 42=100%.
4. We know, that x is 17.99% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=17.99%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 42=100%
2) x=17.99%
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/x=100%/17.99%
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 17.99% of 42

42/x=100/17.99
(42/x)*x=(100/17.99)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
42=5.5586436909394*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.5586436909394) to get x
42/5.5586436909394=x
7.5558=x
x=7.5558

now we have:
17.99% of 42=7.5558