1.25 is what percent of 2.99 - 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 2.99 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 2.99, so we can write it down as 100%=2.99.
4. We know, that x% equals 1.25 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=1.25.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=2.99
2) x%=1.25
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%=2.99/1.25
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 1.25 is what percent of 2.99

100%/x%=2.99/1.25
(100/x)*x=(2.99/1.25)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.392*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.392) to get x
100/2.392=x
41.80602006689=x
x=41.80602006689

now we have:
1.25 is 41.80602006689% of 2.99