What is 46.24 percent of 39.3 - 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 39.3 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 39.3 is 100%, so we can write it down as 39.3=100%.
4. We know, that x is 46.24% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=46.24%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 39.3=100%
2) x=46.24%
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:
39.3/x=100%/46.24%
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 46.24% of 39.3

39.3/x=100/46.24
(39.3/x)*x=(100/46.24)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
39.3=2.1626297577855*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.1626297577855) to get x
39.3/2.1626297577855=x
18.17232=x
x=18.17232

now we have:
46.24% of 39.3=18.17232