8422.18 is what percent of 24490.2 - 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 24490.2 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 24490.2, so we can write it down as 100%=24490.2.
4. We know, that x% equals 8422.18 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=8422.18.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=24490.2
2) x%=8422.18
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%=24490.2/8422.18
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 8422.18 is what percent of 24490.2

100%/x%=24490.2/8422.18
(100/x)*x=(24490.2/8422.18)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=2.9078219653344*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.9078219653344) to get x
100/2.9078219653344=x
34.390000898319=x
x=34.390000898319

now we have:
8422.18 is 34.390000898319% of 24490.2