1184.44 is what percent of 2000 - 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 2000 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 2000, so we can write it down as 100%=2000.
4. We know, that x% equals 1184.44 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=1184.44.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=2000
2) x%=1184.44
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%=2000/1184.44
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 1184.44 is what percent of 2000

100%/x%=2000/1184.44
(100/x)*x=(2000/1184.44)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.6885616831583*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.6885616831583) to get x
100/1.6885616831583=x
59.222=x
x=59.222

now we have:
1184.44 is 59.222% of 2000