What is 55.8 percent of 4142 - 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 4142 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 4142 is 100%, so we can write it down as 4142=100%.
4. We know, that x is 55.8% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=55.8%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 4142=100%
2) x=55.8%
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:
4142/x=100%/55.8%
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 55.8% of 4142

4142/x=100/55.8
(4142/x)*x=(100/55.8)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
4142=1.7921146953405*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.7921146953405) to get x
4142/1.7921146953405=x
2311.236=x
x=2311.236

now we have:
55.8% of 4142=2311.236