23048.75 is what percent of 115243.74 - 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 115243.74 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 115243.74, so we can write it down as 100%=115243.74.
4. We know, that x% equals 23048.75 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=23048.75.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=115243.74
2) x%=23048.75
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%=115243.74/23048.75
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 23048.75 is what percent of 115243.74

100%/x%=115243.74/23048.75
(100/x)*x=(115243.74/23048.75)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=4.999999566137*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.999999566137) to get x
100/4.999999566137=x
20.000001735452=x
x=20.000001735452

now we have:
23048.75 is 20.000001735452% of 115243.74