81.62 is what percent of 42.4 - 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 42.4 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 42.4, so we can write it down as 100%=42.4.
4. We know, that x% equals 81.62 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=81.62.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=42.4
2) x%=81.62
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%=42.4/81.62
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 81.62 is what percent of 42.4

100%/x%=42.4/81.62
(100/x)*x=(42.4/81.62)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.51948051948052*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.51948051948052) to get x
100/0.51948051948052=x
192.5=x
x=192.5

now we have:
81.62 is 192.5% of 42.4