0.42 is what percent of 58.88 - 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 58.88 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 100% equals 58.88, so we can write it down as 100%=58.88.
4. We know, that x% equals 0.42 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=0.42.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=58.88
2) x%=0.42
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:
100%/x%=58.88/0.42
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 0.42 is what percent of 58.88

100%/x%=58.88/0.42
(100/x)*x=(58.88/0.42)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=140.19047619048*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (140.19047619048) to get x
100/140.19047619048=x
0.7133152173913=x
x=0.7133152173913

now we have:
0.42 is 0.7133152173913% of 58.88