24.6 is what percent of 128.6 - 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 128.6 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 128.6, so we can write it down as 100%=128.6.
4. We know, that x% equals 24.6 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=24.6.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=128.6
2) x%=24.6
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%=128.6/24.6
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 24.6 is what percent of 128.6

100%/x%=128.6/24.6
(100/x)*x=(128.6/24.6)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.2276422764228*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.2276422764228) to get x
100/5.2276422764228=x
19.129082426128=x
x=19.129082426128

now we have:
24.6 is 19.129082426128% of 128.6