12.49 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 12.49 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=12.49.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=2.99
2) x%=12.49
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%=2.99/12.49
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 12.49 is what percent of 2.99

100%/x%=2.99/12.49
(100/x)*x=(2.99/12.49)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.23939151321057*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.23939151321057) to get x
100/0.23939151321057=x
417.72575250836=x
x=417.72575250836

now we have:
12.49 is 417.72575250836% of 2.99