421.74 is what percent of 3039.37 - 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 3039.37 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 3039.37, so we can write it down as 100%=3039.37.
4. We know, that x% equals 421.74 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=421.74.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=3039.37
2) x%=421.74
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%=3039.37/421.74
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 421.74 is what percent of 3039.37

100%/x%=3039.37/421.74
(100/x)*x=(3039.37/421.74)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=7.2067387489923*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (7.2067387489923) to get x
100/7.2067387489923=x
13.875901913883=x
x=13.875901913883

now we have:
421.74 is 13.875901913883% of 3039.37