What is 1319 percent of 2.42 - 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 2.42 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 2.42 is 100%, so we can write it down as 2.42=100%.
4. We know, that x is 1319% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=1319%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 2.42=100%
2) x=1319%
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:
2.42/x=100%/1319%
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for what is 1319% of 2.42

2.42/x=100/1319
(2.42/x)*x=(100/1319)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
2.42=0.075815011372252*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.075815011372252) to get x
2.42/0.075815011372252=x
31.9198=x
x=31.9198

now we have:
1319% of 2.42=31.9198