7142.21 is what percent of 50000 - 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 50000 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 50000, so we can write it down as 100%=50000.
4. We know, that x% equals 7142.21 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=7142.21.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=50000
2) x%=7142.21
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%=50000/7142.21
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 7142.21 is what percent of 50000

100%/x%=50000/7142.21
(100/x)*x=(50000/7142.21)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=7.0006342574637*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (7.0006342574637) to get x
100/7.0006342574637=x
14.28442=x
x=14.28442

now we have:
7142.21 is 14.28442% of 50000