74.2 is what percent of 35 - 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 35 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 35, so we can write it down as 100%=35.
4. We know, that x% equals 74.2 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=74.2.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=35
2) x%=74.2
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%=35/74.2
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 74.2 is what percent of 35

100%/x%=35/74.2
(100/x)*x=(35/74.2)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.47169811320755*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.47169811320755) to get x
100/0.47169811320755=x
212=x
x=212

now we have:
74.2 is 212% of 35