24 is what percent of 66.5 - 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 66.5 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 66.5, so we can write it down as 100%=66.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 24 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=24.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=66.5
2) x%=24
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%=66.5/24
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 24 is what percent of 66.5

100%/x%=66.5/24
(100/x)*x=(66.5/24)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.7708333333333*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.7708333333333) to get x
100/2.7708333333333=x
36.09022556391=x
x=36.09022556391

now we have:
24 is 36.09022556391% of 66.5