424.87 is what percent of 7910.84 - 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 7910.84 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 7910.84, so we can write it down as 100%=7910.84.
4. We know, that x% equals 424.87 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=424.87.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=7910.84
2) x%=424.87
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%=7910.84/424.87
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 424.87 is what percent of 7910.84

100%/x%=7910.84/424.87
(100/x)*x=(7910.84/424.87)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=18.619436533528*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (18.619436533528) to get x
100/18.619436533528=x
5.3707318059776=x
x=5.3707318059776

now we have:
424.87 is 5.3707318059776% of 7910.84