41.24 is what percent of 54.99 - 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 54.99 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 54.99, so we can write it down as 100%=54.99.
4. We know, that x% equals 41.24 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=41.24.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=54.99
2) x%=41.24
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%=54.99/41.24
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 41.24 is what percent of 54.99

100%/x%=54.99/41.24
(100/x)*x=(54.99/41.24)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.3334141610087*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.3334141610087) to get x
100/1.3334141610087=x
74.995453718858=x
x=74.995453718858

now we have:
41.24 is 74.995453718858% of 54.99