16.42 is what percent of 6.2 - 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 6.2 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 6.2, so we can write it down as 100%=6.2.
4. We know, that x% equals 16.42 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=16.42.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=6.2
2) x%=16.42
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%=6.2/16.42
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 16.42 is what percent of 6.2

100%/x%=6.2/16.42
(100/x)*x=(6.2/16.42)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=0.37758830694275*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (0.37758830694275) to get x
100/0.37758830694275=x
264.83870967742=x
x=264.83870967742

now we have:
16.42 is 264.83870967742% of 6.2