123456789 is what percent of 1.2345678912346E+119 - 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 1.2345678912346E+119 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 1.2345678912346E+119, so we can write it down as 100%=1.2345678912346E+119.
4. We know, that x% equals 123456789 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=123456789.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1.2345678912346E+119
2) x%=123456789
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%=1.2345678912346E+119/123456789
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 123456789 is what percent of 1.2345678912346E+119

100%/x%=1.2345678912346E+119/123456789
(100/x)*x=(1.2345678912346E+119/123456789)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.000000001E+111*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.000000001E+111) to get x
100/1.000000001E+111=x
9.99999999E-110=x
x=9.99999999E-110

now we have:
123456789 is 9.99999999E-110% of 1.2345678912346E+119