1253.69 is what percent of 1579.99 - 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 1579.99 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 1579.99, so we can write it down as 100%=1579.99.
4. We know, that x% equals 1253.69 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=1253.69.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1579.99
2) x%=1253.69
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%=1579.99/1253.69
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 1253.69 is what percent of 1579.99

100%/x%=1579.99/1253.69
(100/x)*x=(1579.99/1253.69)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.2602716780065*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.2602716780065) to get x
100/1.2602716780065=x
79.347970556776=x
x=79.347970556776

now we have:
1253.69 is 79.347970556776% of 1579.99