3.42 is what percent of 24.99 - 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 24.99 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 24.99, so we can write it down as 100%=24.99.
4. We know, that x% equals 3.42 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=3.42.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=24.99
2) x%=3.42
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%=24.99/3.42
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 3.42 is what percent of 24.99

100%/x%=24.99/3.42
(100/x)*x=(24.99/3.42)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=7.3070175438596*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (7.3070175438596) to get x
100/7.3070175438596=x
13.685474189676=x
x=13.685474189676

now we have:
3.42 is 13.685474189676% of 24.99