29 is what percent of 2542 - 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 2542 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 2542, so we can write it down as 100%=2542.
4. We know, that x% equals 29 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=29.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=2542
2) x%=29
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%=2542/29
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 29 is what percent of 2542

100%/x%=2542/29
(100/x)*x=(2542/29)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=87.655172413793*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (87.655172413793) to get x
100/87.655172413793=x
1.1408339889851=x
x=1.1408339889851

now we have:
29 is 1.1408339889851% of 2542