1396.15 is what percent of 6346.15 - 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 6346.15 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 6346.15, so we can write it down as 100%=6346.15.
4. We know, that x% equals 1396.15 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=1396.15.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=6346.15
2) x%=1396.15
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%=6346.15/1396.15
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 1396.15 is what percent of 6346.15

100%/x%=6346.15/1396.15
(100/x)*x=(6346.15/1396.15)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=4.5454643125739*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (4.5454643125739) to get x
100/4.5454643125739=x
21.999952727244=x
x=21.999952727244

now we have:
1396.15 is 21.999952727244% of 6346.15