80 is what percent of 84.2 - 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 84.2 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 84.2, so we can write it down as 100%=84.2.
4. We know, that x% equals 80 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=80.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=84.2
2) x%=80
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%=84.2/80
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 80 is what percent of 84.2

100%/x%=84.2/80
(100/x)*x=(84.2/80)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.0525*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.0525) to get x
100/1.0525=x
95.011876484561=x
x=95.011876484561

now we have:
80 is 95.011876484561% of 84.2