1062.49 is what percent of 1431 - 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 1431 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 1431, so we can write it down as 100%=1431.
4. We know, that x% equals 1062.49 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=1062.49.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1431
2) x%=1062.49
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%=1431/1062.49
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 1062.49 is what percent of 1431

100%/x%=1431/1062.49
(100/x)*x=(1431/1062.49)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.3468362055172*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.3468362055172) to get x
100/1.3468362055172=x
74.248078266946=x
x=74.248078266946

now we have:
1062.49 is 74.248078266946% of 1431