12442.36 is what percent of 137005.57 - 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 137005.57 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 137005.57, so we can write it down as 100%=137005.57.
4. We know, that x% equals 12442.36 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=12442.36.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=137005.57
2) x%=12442.36
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%=137005.57/12442.36
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 12442.36 is what percent of 137005.57

100%/x%=137005.57/12442.36
(100/x)*x=(137005.57/12442.36)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=11.011220540155*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (11.011220540155) to get x
100/11.011220540155=x
9.0816453666811=x
x=9.0816453666811

now we have:
12442.36 is 9.0816453666811% of 137005.57