6.5 is what percent of 2.42 - 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 2.42 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 2.42, so we can write it down as 100%=2.42.
4. We know, that x% equals 6.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=6.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=2.42
2) x%=6.5
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%=2.42/6.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 6.5 is what percent of 2.42

100%/x%=2.42/6.5
(100/x)*x=(2.42/6.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.37230769230769*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.37230769230769) to get x
100/0.37230769230769=x
268.59504132231=x
x=268.59504132231

now we have:
6.5 is 268.59504132231% of 2.42