42.5 is what percent of 73.1 - 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 73.1 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 73.1, so we can write it down as 100%=73.1.
4. We know, that x% equals 42.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=42.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=73.1
2) x%=42.5
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%=73.1/42.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 42.5 is what percent of 73.1

100%/x%=73.1/42.5
(100/x)*x=(73.1/42.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.72*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.72) to get x
100/1.72=x
58.139534883721=x
x=58.139534883721

now we have:
42.5 is 58.139534883721% of 73.1