12.33 is what percent of 16.74 - 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 16.74 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 16.74, so we can write it down as 100%=16.74.
4. We know, that x% equals 12.33 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=12.33.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=16.74
2) x%=12.33
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%=16.74/12.33
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 12.33 is what percent of 16.74

100%/x%=16.74/12.33
(100/x)*x=(16.74/12.33)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.3576642335766*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.3576642335766) to get x
100/1.3576642335766=x
73.655913978495=x
x=73.655913978495

now we have:
12.33 is 73.655913978495% of 16.74