78.5 is what percent of 314.2 - 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 314.2 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 314.2, so we can write it down as 100%=314.2.
4. We know, that x% equals 78.5 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=78.5.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=314.2
2) x%=78.5
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%=314.2/78.5
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 78.5 is what percent of 314.2

100%/x%=314.2/78.5
(100/x)*x=(314.2/78.5)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=4.0025477707006*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.0025477707006) to get x
100/4.0025477707006=x
24.984086569064=x
x=24.984086569064

now we have:
78.5 is 24.984086569064% of 314.2