252.4 is what percent of 1142.5 - 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 1142.5 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 1142.5, so we can write it down as 100%=1142.5.
4. We know, that x% equals 252.4 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=252.4.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1142.5
2) x%=252.4
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%=1142.5/252.4
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 252.4 is what percent of 1142.5

100%/x%=1142.5/252.4
(100/x)*x=(1142.5/252.4)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=4.5265451664025*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.5265451664025) to get x
100/4.5265451664025=x
22.091903719912=x
x=22.091903719912

now we have:
252.4 is 22.091903719912% of 1142.5