304.89 is what percent of 24585.38 - 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 24585.38 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 24585.38, so we can write it down as 100%=24585.38.
4. We know, that x% equals 304.89 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=304.89.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=24585.38
2) x%=304.89
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%=24585.38/304.89
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 304.89 is what percent of 24585.38

100%/x%=24585.38/304.89
(100/x)*x=(24585.38/304.89)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=80.636885434091*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (80.636885434091) to get x
100/80.636885434091=x
1.2401272626252=x
x=1.2401272626252

now we have:
304.89 is 1.2401272626252% of 24585.38