142.5 is what percent of 2080 - 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 2080 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 2080, so we can write it down as 100%=2080.
4. We know, that x% equals 142.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=142.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=2080
2) x%=142.5
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%=2080/142.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 142.5 is what percent of 2080

100%/x%=2080/142.5
(100/x)*x=(2080/142.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=14.59649122807*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (14.59649122807) to get x
100/14.59649122807=x
6.8509615384615=x
x=6.8509615384615

now we have:
142.5 is 6.8509615384615% of 2080