3.42 is what percent of 7.2 - 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 7.2 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 7.2, so we can write it down as 100%=7.2.
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%=7.2
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%=7.2/3.42
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 7.2

100%/x%=7.2/3.42
(100/x)*x=(7.2/3.42)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.1052631578947*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.1052631578947) to get x
100/2.1052631578947=x
47.5=x
x=47.5

now we have:
3.42 is 47.5% of 7.2