24.01 is what percent of 125.99 - 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 125.99 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 125.99, so we can write it down as 100%=125.99.
4. We know, that x% equals 24.01 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=24.01.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=125.99
2) x%=24.01
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%=125.99/24.01
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 24.01 is what percent of 125.99

100%/x%=125.99/24.01
(100/x)*x=(125.99/24.01)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.2473969179509*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.2473969179509) to get x
100/5.2473969179509=x
19.057068021272=x
x=19.057068021272

now we have:
24.01 is 19.057068021272% of 125.99