4.2 is what percent of 2.3 - 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 2.3 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 2.3, so we can write it down as 100%=2.3.
4. We know, that x% equals 4.2 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=4.2.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=2.3
2) x%=4.2
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%=2.3/4.2
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 4.2 is what percent of 2.3

100%/x%=2.3/4.2
(100/x)*x=(2.3/4.2)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.54761904761905*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.54761904761905) to get x
100/0.54761904761905=x
182.60869565217=x
x=182.60869565217

now we have:
4.2 is 182.60869565217% of 2.3