4224.23 is what percent of 8478.43 - 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 8478.43 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 8478.43, so we can write it down as 100%=8478.43.
4. We know, that x% equals 4224.23 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=4224.23.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=8478.43
2) x%=4224.23
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%=8478.43/4224.23
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 4224.23 is what percent of 8478.43

100%/x%=8478.43/4224.23
(100/x)*x=(8478.43/4224.23)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.0070947841382*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.0070947841382) to get x
100/2.0070947841382=x
49.823257371943=x
x=49.823257371943

now we have:
4224.23 is 49.823257371943% of 8478.43