1742.4 is what percent of 2377.4 - 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 2377.4 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 2377.4, so we can write it down as 100%=2377.4.
4. We know, that x% equals 1742.4 of the output value, so we can write it down as x%=1742.4.
5. Now we have two simple equations:
1) 100%=2377.4
2) x%=1742.4
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%=2377.4/1742.4
6. Now we just have to solve the simple equation, and we will get the solution we are looking for.

7. Solution for 1742.4 is what percent of 2377.4

100%/x%=2377.4/1742.4
(100/x)*x=(2377.4/1742.4)*x       - we multiply both sides of the equation by x
100=1.3644398530762*x       - we divide both sides of the equation by (1.3644398530762) to get x
100/1.3644398530762=x
73.290148902162=x
x=73.290148902162

now we have:
1742.4 is 73.290148902162% of 2377.4