248.52 is what percent of 1437.9 - 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 1437.9 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 1437.9, so we can write it down as 100%=1437.9.
4. We know, that x% equals 248.52 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=248.52.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1437.9
2) x%=248.52
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%=1437.9/248.52
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 248.52 is what percent of 1437.9

100%/x%=1437.9/248.52
(100/x)*x=(1437.9/248.52)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.7858522452921*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.7858522452921) to get x
100/5.7858522452921=x
17.283538493637=x
x=17.283538493637

now we have:
248.52 is 17.283538493637% of 1437.9