342.5 is what percent of 1549 - 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 1549 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 1549, so we can write it down as 100%=1549.
4. We know, that x% equals 342.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=342.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1549
2) x%=342.5
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%=1549/342.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 342.5 is what percent of 1549

100%/x%=1549/342.5
(100/x)*x=(1549/342.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=4.5226277372263*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.5226277372263) to get x
100/4.5226277372263=x
22.111039380245=x
x=22.111039380245

now we have:
342.5 is 22.111039380245% of 1549