42 is what percent of 19196.497 - 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 19196.497 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 19196.497, so we can write it down as 100%=19196.497.
4. We know, that x% equals 42 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=42.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=19196.497
2) x%=42
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%=19196.497/42
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 42 is what percent of 19196.497

100%/x%=19196.497/42
(100/x)*x=(19196.497/42)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=457.05945238095*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (457.05945238095) to get x
100/457.05945238095=x
0.21878991776468=x
x=0.21878991776468

now we have:
42 is 0.21878991776468% of 19196.497