42 is what percent of 2300000 - 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 2300000 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 2300000, so we can write it down as 100%=2300000.
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%=2300000
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%=2300000/42
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 2300000

100%/x%=2300000/42
(100/x)*x=(2300000/42)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=54761.904761905*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (54761.904761905) to get x
100/54761.904761905=x
0.0018260869565217=x
x=0.0018260869565217

now we have:
42 is 0.0018260869565217% of 2300000