42.35 is what percent of 1450 - 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 1450 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 1450, so we can write it down as 100%=1450.
4. We know, that x% equals 42.35 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=42.35.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1450
2) x%=42.35
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%=1450/42.35
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 42.35 is what percent of 1450

100%/x%=1450/42.35
(100/x)*x=(1450/42.35)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=34.238488783943*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (34.238488783943) to get x
100/34.238488783943=x
2.9206896551724=x
x=2.9206896551724

now we have:
42.35 is 2.9206896551724% of 1450