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- 4% (percent) of what unknown number equals the given value, 3,942? Find the missing number

Number calculation, finding the missing unknown number
(Percentage of) - 4% of what number = 3,942?

A percentage value is nothing but a fraction with a denominator of 100:

- 4% = - 4/100 = - 4 ÷ 100 = - 0.04

Let Y be the number that we have to calculate:

To calculate a percentage of - 4% of the number Y is equivalent to multiplying them: - 4% × Y

We put all the information together and then calculate the number Y:

p% × Y = N ⇒ Y = N ÷ p%

If necessary, the result of the calculation is rounded off to twelve and / or two decimal places.


Detailed calculations below:

- 4% of Y = 3,942 ⇔

- 4% × Y = 3,942 ⇒

Y =

3,942 ÷ - 4% =

3,942 ÷ (- 4 ÷ 100) =

3,942 × (100 ÷ - 4) =

(100 × 3,942) ÷ - 4 =

394,200 ÷ - 4 =

= - 98,550

(Percentage of) - 4% of what number = 3,942?
- 4% of - 98,550 = 3,942

The symbols used: % percent, ÷ division, × multiplication, = the equal sign, / the fraction bar, ≈ approximately the same. Writing numbers: comma ',' - as a thousands separator, point '.' as a decimal mark.

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Three examples of problems that can be solved out using the information in this section:

  • Problem 1:

  • 25% of the annual profit of a company was invested in buying some new equipment. The total amount invested in buying the new equipment was 100,000 dollars. What was the annual profit of the company?
  • Rewrite: 25% of the Profit means 100,000 dollars => 25% × Profit = 100,000 dollars => Profit = 100,000 ÷ 25% dollars = 100,000 ÷ 25/100 dollars = 100,000 × 100/25 dollars = 100,000 × 4 dollars = 400,000 dollars;

  • Problem 2:

  • A number of 20% of the students in the terminal year have enrolled into the swimming class. In total, 7 students have enrolled. How many students are in the terminal year?
  • Rewrite: 20% of the students means 7 students => 20% × Total number of students = 7 => The total number of students = 7 ÷ 20% = 7 ÷ 20/100 = 7 × 100/20 = 7 × 5 = 35;

  • Problem 3:

  • In the last elections 49% of community memebrs voted for the A Party, 32% for the B Party, and the rest for the C Party. 17,920 people voted for the B Party. How many members are in the community, all in all?
  • Rewrite: 32% of the total community members means 17,920 people => 32% × The total number of community members = 17,920 => The total number of community members = 17,920 ÷ 32% people = 17,920 ÷ 32/100 people = 17,920 × 100/32 people = 17,920/32 × 100 = 560 × 100 people = 56,000 people.