What is 42.85 percent of 72485.06 - 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 72485.06 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 72485.06 is 100%, so we can write it down as 72485.06=100%.
4. We know, that x is 42.85% of the output value, so we can write it down as x=42.85%.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 72485.06=100%
2) x=42.85%
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:
72485.06/x=100%/42.85%
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 42.85% of 72485.06

72485.06/x=100/42.85
(72485.06/x)*x=(100/42.85)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
72485.06=2.3337222870478*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (2.3337222870478) to get x
72485.06/2.3337222870478=x
31059.84821=x
x=31059.84821

now we have:
42.85% of 72485.06=31059.84821