3242.34 is what percent of 3302.24 - 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 3302.24 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 3302.24, so we can write it down as 100%=3302.24.
4. We know, that x% equals 3242.34 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=3242.34.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=3302.24
2) x%=3242.34
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%=3302.24/3242.34
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 3242.34 is what percent of 3302.24

100%/x%=3302.24/3242.34
(100/x)*x=(3302.24/3242.34)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.0184743117625*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.0184743117625) to get x
100/1.0184743117625=x
98.186079751926=x
x=98.186079751926

now we have:
3242.34 is 98.186079751926% of 3302.24