1245.81 is what percent of 8720.81 - 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 8720.81 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 8720.81, so we can write it down as 100%=8720.81.
4. We know, that x% equals 1245.81 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=1245.81.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=8720.81
2) x%=1245.81
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%=8720.81/1245.81
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 1245.81 is what percent of 8720.81

100%/x%=8720.81/1245.81
(100/x)*x=(8720.81/1245.81)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=7.0001123766867*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (7.0001123766867) to get x
100/7.0001123766867=x
14.285484949219=x
x=14.285484949219

now we have:
1245.81 is 14.285484949219% of 8720.81