1206.73 is what percent of 6048.99 - 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 6048.99 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 6048.99, so we can write it down as 100%=6048.99.
4. We know, that x% equals 1206.73 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=1206.73.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=6048.99
2) x%=1206.73
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%=6048.99/1206.73
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 1206.73 is what percent of 6048.99

100%/x%=6048.99/1206.73
(100/x)*x=(6048.99/1206.73)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=5.0127120399758*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (5.0127120399758) to get x
100/5.0127120399758=x
19.949280789024=x
x=19.949280789024

now we have:
1206.73 is 19.949280789024% of 6048.99