942.45 is what percent of 295075.72 - 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 295075.72 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 295075.72, so we can write it down as 100%=295075.72.
4. We know, that x% equals 942.45 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=942.45.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=295075.72
2) x%=942.45
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%=295075.72/942.45
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 942.45 is what percent of 295075.72

100%/x%=295075.72/942.45
(100/x)*x=(295075.72/942.45)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=313.09429677967*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (313.09429677967) to get x
100/313.09429677967=x
0.31939259522946=x
x=0.31939259522946

now we have:
942.45 is 0.31939259522946% of 295075.72