162.72 is what percent of 62000.64 - 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 62000.64 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 62000.64, so we can write it down as 100%=62000.64.
4. We know, that x% equals 162.72 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=162.72.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=62000.64
2) x%=162.72
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%=62000.64/162.72
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 162.72 is what percent of 62000.64

100%/x%=62000.64/162.72
(100/x)*x=(62000.64/162.72)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=381.02654867257*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (381.02654867257) to get x
100/381.02654867257=x
0.26244890375325=x
x=0.26244890375325

now we have:
162.72 is 0.26244890375325% of 62000.64