124.86 is what percent of 2500 - 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 2500 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 2500, so we can write it down as 100%=2500.
4. We know, that x% equals 124.86 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=124.86.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=2500
2) x%=124.86
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%=2500/124.86
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 124.86 is what percent of 2500

100%/x%=2500/124.86
(100/x)*x=(2500/124.86)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=20.02242511613*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (20.02242511613) to get x
100/20.02242511613=x
4.9944=x
x=4.9944

now we have:
124.86 is 4.9944% of 2500