23479.99 is what percent of 418342 - 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 418342 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 418342, so we can write it down as 100%=418342.
4. We know, that x% equals 23479.99 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=23479.99.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=418342
2) x%=23479.99
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%=418342/23479.99
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 23479.99 is what percent of 418342

100%/x%=418342/23479.99
(100/x)*x=(418342/23479.99)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=17.816958184394*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (17.816958184394) to get x
100/17.816958184394=x
5.6126303359452=x
x=5.6126303359452

now we have:
23479.99 is 5.6126303359452% of 418342