0.52 is what percent of 72.79 - 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 72.79 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 72.79, so we can write it down as 100%=72.79.
4. We know, that x% equals 0.52 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=0.52.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=72.79
2) x%=0.52
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%=72.79/0.52
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 0.52 is what percent of 72.79

100%/x%=72.79/0.52
(100/x)*x=(72.79/0.52)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=139.98076923077*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (139.98076923077) to get x
100/139.98076923077=x
0.71438384393461=x
x=0.71438384393461

now we have:
0.52 is 0.71438384393461% of 72.79