0.42 is what percent of 9.28 - 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 9.28 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 9.28, so we can write it down as 100%=9.28.
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%=9.28
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%=9.28/0.42
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 9.28

100%/x%=9.28/0.42
(100/x)*x=(9.28/0.42)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=22.095238095238*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (22.095238095238) to get x
100/22.095238095238=x
4.5258620689655=x
x=4.5258620689655

now we have:
0.42 is 4.5258620689655% of 9.28