24.8 is what percent of 62.8 - 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 62.8 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 62.8, so we can write it down as 100%=62.8.
4. We know, that x% equals 24.8 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=24.8.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=62.8
2) x%=24.8
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%=62.8/24.8
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 24.8 is what percent of 62.8

100%/x%=62.8/24.8
(100/x)*x=(62.8/24.8)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.5322580645161*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.5322580645161) to get x
100/2.5322580645161=x
39.490445859873=x
x=39.490445859873

now we have:
24.8 is 39.490445859873% of 62.8