What is 42.08 percent of 50 - 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 50 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 50 is 100%, so we can write it down as 50=100%.
4. We know, that x is 42.08% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=42.08%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 50=100%
2) x=42.08%
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:
50/x=100%/42.08%
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 42.08% of 50

50/x=100/42.08
(50/x)*x=(100/42.08)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
50=2.3764258555133*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.3764258555133) to get x
50/2.3764258555133=x
21.04=x
x=21.04

now we have:
42.08% of 50=21.04