42691.82 is what percent of 73245.12 - 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 73245.12 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 73245.12, so we can write it down as 100%=73245.12.
4. We know, that x% equals 42691.82 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=42691.82.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=73245.12
2) x%=42691.82
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%=73245.12/42691.82
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 42691.82 is what percent of 73245.12

100%/x%=73245.12/42691.82
(100/x)*x=(73245.12/42691.82)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.7156710582964*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.7156710582964) to get x
100/1.7156710582964=x
58.286231219227=x
x=58.286231219227

now we have:
42691.82 is 58.286231219227% of 73245.12