1722.77 is what percent of 1740.04 - 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 1740.04 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 1740.04, so we can write it down as 100%=1740.04.
4. We know, that x% equals 1722.77 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=1722.77.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=1740.04
2) x%=1722.77
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%=1740.04/1722.77
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 1722.77 is what percent of 1740.04

100%/x%=1740.04/1722.77
(100/x)*x=(1740.04/1722.77)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.0100245534807*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.0100245534807) to get x
100/1.0100245534807=x
99.007494080596=x
x=99.007494080596

now we have:
1722.77 is 99.007494080596% of 1740.04