0.99 is what percent of 42.99 - 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 42.99 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 42.99, so we can write it down as 100%=42.99.
4. We know, that x% equals 0.99 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=0.99.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=42.99
2) x%=0.99
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%=42.99/0.99
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 0.99 is what percent of 42.99

100%/x%=42.99/0.99
(100/x)*x=(42.99/0.99)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=43.424242424242*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (43.424242424242) to get x
100/43.424242424242=x
2.3028611304955=x
x=2.3028611304955

now we have:
0.99 is 2.3028611304955% of 42.99